The search

When to look?

Newly available accommodation is listed all the time. Some properties or rooms may be available to book in advance for the next academic year and others may want tenants to move in sooner. You should try and have accommodation secured before the start of the academic year as the property market is very limited in August and September. It can be a very stressful to be searching later in the summer, and to not have secure accommodation arranged when your course begins or resumes. Due to current pressures on the private rental market, available accommodation is likely to attract high numbers of potential tenants, particularly around the summer months, so competition may be high. It is therefore important for students to begin their planning and searching early in advance of the Summer and keep searching regularly, in as many areas as possible.