How would you approach this?

[Calaen]

Yeah, and calaen know about that!

Just means you're guaranteed action if you got both!

 

[old.Tohtori]

Just means you're guaranteed action if you got both!

Don't worry, i won't cancel our date over it

 

[Garaen]

If you -really- like the house just throw a deposit down on it which will prob be £150 - £200, if it turns out you're not going to that uni you can just phone them up and say you won't take up the flat, you'll lose your deposit but if the potential for having the house is worth £150 go for it.

You'll be contractally obliged to take the house but tbh no one is going to take you to court over it, as the place will be in a student area they'll have no trouble finding a replacement and the legal fees will outweight any desire for them to do anything further.

 

[Aoami]

Not being in halls wasn't in the least anti-social for me. I made a few friends that lived in them and met everyone else through hanging out with them. When 95% of freshers live in halls it's not hard to end up knowing a lot of them and wandering over to hang out with whoever's around.

Plus I knew loads of 2nd and 3rd years from living in a shared house in a student area and had a more comfortable place to live.

Yeah but you lived in a shared house, not on your own. I went the same route, as I didn't get on campus first year, but i'm living there next year. It was alright, but i'd rather have been on campus, but by living with other students i met loads of people etc. I couldn't even fathom living on my own, it would've been shit.

 

[tris-]

I think youre fucking your self up living on your own. I travelled in from home, so I made friends with people in my class, not all mind. But then people who lived at uni who were in my class made a fuck load more friends just because of how they lived.

 

[pikeh]

Just echoing what most others have said, don't miss out on halls imho. Get over your personal problems and shit and just do it.

 

[Ch3tan]

If you -really- like the house just throw a deposit down on it which will prob be £150 - £200, if it turns out you're not going to that uni you can just phone them up and say you won't take up the flat, you'll lose your deposit but if the potential for having the house is worth £150 go for it.

You'll be contractally obliged to take the house but tbh no one is going to take you to court over it, as the place will be in a student area they'll have no trouble finding a replacement and the legal fees will outweight any desire for them to do anything further.

Standard deposit is one months rent, or 5 weeks sometimes. You will usually have to also pay a month upfront. Not many landlords will accept just the deposit. Once you have moved in / signed the contract you have 14 days to change your mind if you are not happy with the place -a lot of people do not realise this, and are entitled to your money back minus the time you have lived there.

I really doubt a landlord would accept a deposit and your good word that you want to move in, as there is no real guarantee there. Also you need to protect yourself, if you give a deposit without signing a contract, what is protecting your money?

And yeah, give halls a try even if it is only for the first term. If you honestly cannot get over whatever issues you have, at least you gave it a try and experienced it. You will miss out on a big part of what uni is about living on your own the first few months.

 

[Raven]

Unless you have some sort of sleep walking/wanking problem then I can't see why you would want to live on your own. Best part of moving away for the first time is moving away with friends.