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The best and worst student accommodation – guardian.co.uk
Posted on August 25, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Share Image via Wikipedia This week the money section of the Guardian newspaper (guardian.co.uk/money) lead with an article entitled “The best and worst student accommodation – Our practical overview will give you a wide range of information about accommodation location and cost” The Guardian did its research and provided some great information on costs forfood [...]
Coming soon – TwiTrip to Manchester | Travel | guardian.co.uk
Posted on August 15, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Share Image via Wikipedia Coming soon – TwiTrip to Manchester | Travel | guardian.co.uk. Recently I stumbled across a really great idea on the guardian newspaper. The article is titled “Coming soon – TwiTrip to Manchester. It would seem that on this upcoming Wednesday Benji Lanyado is “heading to Manchester armed only with a mobile [...]
Survival Guide in Manchester – from Asian Perspective
Posted on August 10, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Share Manchester is a great place to live, study and work. It’s a major city with a diverse population of more than two million, and a reputation as a friendly and warm welcoming place which best described as “Northern Charm”. What’s more, it has been rated as the best student city all over United Kingdom, [...]
Top list of university life necessities for on & off campus living
Posted on August 10, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Share Obviously before heading off to university there are a wide number of things you need to bring with you so you are fully prepared for university life. Many of these may seem rather mundane and obvious but at the end of the day they may be overlooked just for that reason. These aren’t necessities [...]
Delightful Deposit-friendly Decorating
Posted on August 6, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Share A brand new room is always a very good excuse for decorating and there’s nothing better than creating the feeling of home away from home. To help you get started, here are our top five cheap and cheerful tips on decorating. 1. Starting Point Take photographs of your property when you move in, especially [...]
Tips on choosing a University to attend
Posted on August 4, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Share Choosing a College or University Deciding on what school to attend can be a tedious and frustrating process because it is reliant on so many different factors. You’ll need to select the subject to study, whether or not you want to partake in any extracurricular activities, the location of the university and of course [...]
Manchester University off-campus living for students – an observation
Posted on July 27, 2010 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
Share If the prospect of living off campus sounds slightly scary, here are a few reassuring reasons as to why living off campus is better than living on campus. Choice One of the biggest advantages of living off campus is being able to choose where you want to live. You have the freedom to choose [...]
Simplifying the search
Posted on March 19, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Share Finding a student home can be really stressful, especially when looking for somewhere for six people, and six girls for that matter! To make it worse, it seemed that homes were being snapped up in days and we were worried we’d be starting our second year at university without anywhere to live. The stress [...]
10 out of 10
Posted on February 9, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Share Just like Paolo Nutini, we always strive for top marks, and we’re pleased to say that in our last survey, that’s exactly what we achieved. In our latest questionnaire of tenants moving in or moving out of Around Town Flats’ homes, 100% said they would recommend us to a friend. Plus, when asked about [...]
Dealing with Damp
Posted on December 10, 2009 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Share Damp can be caused either by water seeping into a property from the outside or through condensation created as a result of normal, everyday activities. Excess moisture can come from leaking pipes, wastes or overflows, rain leaking through the roof where a tile or slate is missing, or from water spilling from a blocked [...]