Lessons · Environmental dimension
Finding and Setting Up Your First Home
Choose, view and move into your first place, and get your deposit back. 8 lessons, about 1.5 hours in all.
- 01Halls, private halls or a shared house: choosing your first student home11 min Where you live in your first year shapes your friendships, your budget and even how easily you get to lectures. Here is how the main…
- 02Viewing a property: a room-by-room checklist12 min A viewing is your one chance to spot problems before you are locked into a contract. With a checklist, a friend and a phone camera, you…
- 03Rental scams and red flags12 min Rental scams target students because they are often searching from another country, in a hurry and unfamiliar with local prices. Learn the…
- 04Move-in day: inventory, photos, meters and keys11 min The first 48 hours in a new place decide whether you get your deposit back a year later. A careful inventory, dated photos and a few…
- 05Furnishing on a budget: what you actually need10 min It is tempting to buy everything before you arrive. Most students end up with gadgets they never use and gaps they did not expect. Here is…
- 06Moving day plan and your first-night box10 min Moving day is long, tiring and usually more chaotic than expected. A simple plan, labelled boxes and one box of first-night essentials…
- 07Setting up your room to study and sleep well10 min In a student room, your bed, desk and wardrobe often share one small space. A few deliberate choices about layout, light and noise help…
- 08Moving out and getting your deposit back12 min Your deposit is often one of the largest sums of money you will have handed over. Getting it back is mostly about paperwork and…