Student Life

Moving into university accommodation can be a bit of a culture shock for some people, and it will be a huge contrast to life at home. Instead of having parents who do stuff for you, and siblings you are duty-bound to fight with, you have to learn to do stuff for yourself and to get on with your housemates. It…

Finding quality student accommodation in a city with 16,000 students is never easy; but that shouldn’t mean you have to settle for a bad deal. With Lancaster Student Lettings, your rent is all-inclusive, which can make a big difference to your cashflow compared to having to pay regular bills for things like heating and hot water on top of your…

Chances are student homes and shared houses will be your first taste of freedom. The first place you can call your own, where you can do your own thing away from the watchful eye of your parents or the university authorities policing the university accommodation. But that doesn’t mean you can go crazy. In many ways it can mean the…

At last, the big day has arrived. You can finally move out of your parents’ house or out of your first-year student halls and get a place of your own in university accommodation. It’s a big step in your life, and in most cases, it will be the first time you’ve had to fend for yourself away from home. It…

For the majority of students, going to uni will be the first time they’ve lived away from home and had to manage so much of their own money, bills and student homes. So it’s no surprise that many students struggle. But it doesn’t have to be this way. With the right approach and a few careful choices, you can manage…