[HDNG]IN COLLEGE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Self-catering: 23.5% [BULL] Cost: ú32-ú44 (30wks)[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Places in University accommodation are being built [PARA]steadily but remain fairly scarce.[EITAL] 1st years get first bite at the [PARA]cherry, but if finalists haven't had a place previously they can still [PARA]apply. There was a 5-day occupation last year over [ITAL]excessive [EITAL][PARA]rents[ITAL]. [EITAL]The University also has a head tenancy scheme whereby it[PARA]rents houses from landlords and lets them on to students, [PARA]currently providing 1,200 places on better terms than on the open [PARA]market .[PARA][BOLD]Car parking:[EBOLD] Permits available from the local Council.[HDNG]EXTERNALLY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Renting: 70% [BULL] Ave rent: ú35[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] [ITAL]For the moment, there's no shortage of appropriate [PARA]housing around Luton, although the beginning of the year panics [PARA]are becoming a regular occurrence. [EITAL] [ITAL]The best areas[EITAL] are High [PARA]Town, Park Town, New Town and the Town Centre which are all[PARA]within walking distance of the University. [ITAL]Bury Park (especially [PARA]Crawley Rd) is not terribly safe.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Housing help:[EBOLD] The University Accommodation Office allocate the [PARA]places in college and in the head tenancy scheme (see above) as[PARA]well as providing vacancy lists and advice.
