[HDNG]IN COLLEGE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Catered: 23% [BULL] Cost: ú60 (30wks) [BULL] Self-catering: 23% [PARA]Cost: ú32-34 (38/50wks)[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] Almost all 1st years live in, but very few others can. [ITAL][PARA]All the rooms are broadly similar with basic furnishings and [PARA]fittings. [EITAL] 5 of the 13 halls are catered (13 meals a week), just [PARA]under a mile from the campus. The kitchens in the self-catering [PARA]halls are shared by between 6 and 20 students. All halls are [PARA]mixed, but sexes are split into floors or corridors according to [PARA]each hall's layout. 3-4% have to share, but there's a discount for [PARA]them. [ITAL]Students who think the grass is significantly greener on [PARA]the other side of the hall fence, can switch without hassle. [PARA]Highfield is the prettiest, Glen Eyre most popular, Montefiore [PARA]most hated and Bencraft is next to the Crematorium. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Car parking:[EBOLD] Permit needed, 1st years not allowed cars.[HDNG]EXTERNALLY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Ave rent: ú37[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD][ITAL] It's very easy to find accommodation - it will take 2 [PARA]days search max to find somewhere (if it takes longer, don't [PARA]come crying to us). Good standard housing can be found, [PARA]particularly around Portswood and Inner Avenue, only a short [PARA]walk from the town centre or campus and, importantly, within [PARA]staggering distance of the best student pubs. Avoid Bassett [PARA]Green and Bitterne which are less welcoming than the [PARA]Strangeways reception committee. Shirley's a bit far except for [PARA]medics at Boldrewood. Students should also avoid letting anyone[PARA]convince them to sort it out too long in advance.[EITAL] [ITAL]Landlords shove [PARA]up prices and charge for renting over the summer. It takes guts, [PARA]but this is the time to wait, to hold on till the landlords are a little [PARA]more anxious to fill their places - don't worry, there are enough. [PARA]Part of the problem is that the Accommodation Office doesn't [PARA]have a list of all the houses on the market, it's worth checking out[PARA]local estate agents and housing associations. It's a case of the [PARA]early bird getting ripped off and the later one getting the cheapest [PARA]nest. [EITAL][PARA][PARA][STAT][BULL] Renting: 50%[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Housing help:[EBOLD] The University Accommodation Office provides an [PARA]approval service, legal advice and crashpads for house-hunters. [PARA]The Union has a vacancies board.[PARA][PARA]
