dann2707 Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Hey. So about 5 of us on my floor are deciding what we are doing next year together. Currently we are paying £91 a week (which is a lot but it's catered). We are looking at Halls again but at the same time is, like a studio as it's just for us 5 but set in a halls building. We are not sure of whether to go for a flat somewhere, if it would work out cheaper but of course we need to pay electricity and other bills ontop. We have been offered a 5 person studio/flat/halls thing in the city for £88-£91 a week which includes a chilling area, dishwasher and all bills included. We are viewing it on friday. What have others done on the second year and what would you say would get you more stuff for your money? Ta.. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanuckleJive Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 See if you can blag the whole year without your own place, you HAVE to get laid every night, or you're spending the night on the street! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 We have been offered a 5 person studio/flat/halls thing in the city for £88-£91 a week which includes a chilling area, dishwasher and all bills included. We are viewing it on friday. Thats cheap! and means you can keep your house boiling all winter and keep everything on, cheapest we can get all inc. bills is 110, also does being in halls mean your close to the central? You gotta work it out, all citys are different prices and different deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Your own place was much better I found (as long as you have a good base of friends) as you can keep bikes where you like, don't have bullshit rules/fire drills etc, usually get a much bigger room and a living room for mates to stay round, you can get up to more mischief and you learn how to sort all your bills and all that jazz out. Usually works out cheaper too. Only cons I found were you meet more people in halls (if you know a load of people already what matter him be) and you have to ort out bills etc. But they are pretty minor troubles. The earlier you start looking the better the joint you'll get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted November 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 See if you can blag the whole year without your own place, you HAVE to get laid every night, or you're spending the night on the street! I think that's what the other hobos in Sheff set out to do but inevitably failed Thats cheap! and means you can keep your house boiling all winter and keep everything on, cheapest we can get all inc. bills is 110, also does being in halls mean your close to the central? You gotta work it out, all citys are different prices and different deals. Well it's not really a house, it's called Aspect 3 (5 bedroom studio apartment) and it's 10 mins from the central campus which is ideal as currently we are 30 mins away! Think it seems good, very upmarket on the pics but i have this image of us getting there for the showing on Friday and it being a dump haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Just out of interest, can anyone shed some light as to how much bills are for a group of 5 or 6 per week? I'll be moving out in second year and with all guys so it should be fairly to keep cheap on things like heating in the winter. It's about £65-£75 a week for housing round here and would like to know how much bills are likely to up it so I can budget for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hill Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) Sorted mine recently, im going to be paying £90 a week, including all bills and also including sky tv.Theres going to be 8 of us, Double bedroom for each person, two of every appliance, 3 bathrooms, 5 mins from uni etc. Overall it was a really good find but we had to look hard and were pretty lucky to find it to be honest! My advice is look at as many options as possible, i must have looked at at least 5 different house's and loadssss on the internet... Edited November 30, 2010 by Rich Hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Just out of interest, can anyone shed some light as to how much bills are for a group of 5 or 6 per week? I'll be moving out in second year and with all guys so it should be fairly to keep cheap on things like heating in the winter. It's about £65-£75 a week for housing round here and would like to know how much bills are likely to up it so I can budget for it. About a quid for lecky, and a quid for heating if you keep toasty in the winter per day, so add 3quid a week to me pesamistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Quinn Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 (edited) You lot in halls are getting robbed I swear, especially for being up north. Last year we payed £290 each per month without bills (for a big 5 bed house, all double beds other then 1 which was a pretty big single) and bills were probably about £25 each per month between 5. This year we're paying £340 for a similair house bills included but we were late on the market so are paying over the odds, all our rooms are massive though I doubt you'd ever get anything similair in halls. Some people I know are in big 6 bed houses with all big double rooms and are paying around £310/320 including bills. Edit: For Captain Scarlet: going on 5 bed houses, Internet/tv (Virgin) is £25 a month or something so that's £5 each a month. Then everything else is payed quarterly and I never really worked it out but I think it must have been about £25 per month mean. Edited December 1, 2010 by Max Quinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 My halls are £69 a week, bills semi-included. (They give you a load of leccy to start with, and if you run out you have to buy more). I'm doing my placement year next year, so I can't really look for somewhere to live because I don't even know what city I'll be in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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