Before you decide that you want to live with your friends or rent a room in a shared house or apartment, consider what living with a group of people might be like. 1. Compromise Suddenly, decisions aren’t your own – from deciding which property to rent, to what takeaway to order and who is going […]
Written by Claudia Lee In 2019 The National Union of Students carried out a survey on 2,000 students that exposed poor living conditions and exploitative relationships with landlords. The survey reported that 4 in 10 students that rented privately were living in hazardous conditions. 42% lived with damp and mold on their ceilings. More worryingly, […]
Written by Anouska Levart – Senior Features Editor PTSD can be caused by distressing or frightening traumatic events that can be relived through flashbacks and nightmares. Soldiers can experience PTSD due to events during combat, but this disorder isn’t just in the military, and can affect anyone. Becky Reed suffered from PTSD at university, and […]
Written by Cassie Walker – Student Writer Second semester is a vital point in the academic year: You should feel more comfortable and settled in your new city and course and hopefully established strong friendships. It is also a perfect opportunity to start thinking about where you want to live for the second year. Therefore, […]
Written by Robyn Smith – Student Pages Lifestyle Journalist Moving away from home isn’t always the easiest, especially if you are sharing a flat with a group of people that only know how to burn water… So what happens? You all just decide to get pizza or Chinese, this is always the best solution since […]
Written by Myrhan Stephen – Student Pages Lifestyle Journalist Most students spend their first year in halls, and, although it can be a mixed bag for some, it’s a cornerstone of the student experience, one you probably don’t want to miss out on. I didn’t need to live in halls, because college was only a 45-minute […]