[wsbizwsa]

Me and 2 mates are considering moving into Glasgow at the end of the summer to be closer to uni for 3rd year and generally just to get independence etc.

Having never done this before I was wondering if theres anyone who currently rents, ideally a student that would be able to give me some advice on what to look out for before we start properly looking.

I mean theres obviously the monthly rent, but what other charges can there be? Are students exempt from council tax for example?

Cheers for any help dudes

[TheBestCheapestOEM]

i spent 2years in Glasgow, moved from Brighton to be with my girlfriend. ****ing hated all 24 months worth of polluted air-drunk a$$ole infested-freezing cold-windy-disgusting streets-crap night life city

but there was this nice Chinese food place......

at one point i was working temping at a place called IBROX, nasty place right next to the football stadium doing SKY customer services.
the area is so rough that the managers there wanted the police to send an unmarked car to help keep the staff safe. mainly because the sight of a few hundred staffers finishing work at 9pm pulling their ipods and mobiles out as they leave work is too tempting for the poor scum that have to suffer living in that hole.

anyway, the police sent a copper one night...IN FULL UNIFORM AND PANDA CAR!

the copper got stabbed on his second day there and the cops never helped again!

[neictscek]

Me and 2 mates are considering moving into Glasgow at the end of the summer to be closer to uni for 3rd year and generally just to get independence etc.

Having never done this before I was wondering if theres anyone who currently rents, ideally a student that would be able to give me some advice on what to look out for before we start properly looking.

I mean theres obviously the monthly rent, but what other charges can there be? Are students exempt from council tax for example?

Cheers for any help dudes

Frst off you'll need to check with any landlord if the rent he is quoting includes or excludes council tax, - and if it excludes, - is he paying it, or passing it onto you? This could make a big difference between the value of places, so check it out.

Other costs to consider are obviously the gas/water/electric bills - again, check if the rent includes these or not.

Oh, and the TV license of course

Also be very careful about bonds etc - as landlords love to take a bond, then make up crappy excuses about not giving it back afterwards. Make sure the rules and standards are clear, and down in writing, so both parties know their obligations.

[SasV7ReJ]

Your landlord will sort the exception of council tax, just need copies of your enrolement forms.

Other than that be VERY sure you want to move in with a bunch of lads, pros should out weigh the cons.

Also make sure your not on shitty card meters for elec and gas. Get billed and regularly give meter readings and you should avoid any pit falls of bills/wrong estimates.

[wsbizwsa]

i spent 2years in Glasgow, moved from Brighton to be with my girlfriend. ****ing hated all 24 months worth of polluted air-drunk a$$ole infested-freezing cold-windy-disgusting streets-crap night life city

but there was this nice Chinese food place......

at one point i was working temping at a place called IBROX, nasty place right next to the football stadium doing SKY customer services.
the area is so rough that the managers there wanted the police to send an unmarked car to help keep the staff safe. mainly because the sight of a few hundred staffers finishing work at 9pm pulling their ipods and mobiles out as they leave work is too tempting for the poor scum that have to suffer living in that hole.

anyway, the police sent a copper one night...IN FULL UNIFORM AND PANDA CAR!

the copper got stabbed on his second day there and the cops never helped again!

cheers for that lol
Certain areas of Ggow are mental I'll admit, I stay away from them though


The guys I'd be moving in with aren't a problem, were really good mates for years now.
Only problem is any potential pitfalls really to look out for

[TheBestCheapestOEM]

cheers for that lol
Certain areas of Ggow are mental I'll admit, I stay away from them though


The guys I'd be moving in with aren't a problem, were really good mates for years now.
Only problem is any potential pitfalls really to look out for

i couldn't understand anothe thing...taxi drivers!
the bastards wouldn't take you anywhere unless it was at least 5 miles away!

i would ask from the city center to take me to Anniesland about 3 miles away, and they would say "nah, not worth it for me".
they would all line up in the city roads outside their cabs, talking to each other like a bunch of twats.
WTF are they doing being taxi drivers if they don't want to work???

C_U_N_T_S!

anyway, just to show i'm not threadjacking:

get yourself a sky+box to watch TV when you want, and get yourself some decent broadband. UKonline or Bulldog are available up there and cable of course.

[soprofaxelbis]

[ban] Edinburgh > Glasgow

[Z2sc8gEz]

I moved out of a rented flat at the weekend. Bills weren't cheap, rent/gas/electic/phone/water/food/council tax/broadband.

I had been renting with 2 very good male friends for the past year. I've know one for 15 years, the other for around 6. Lets just say, you don't really know someone until you live with them.

I couldn't get out of there any quicker. The first 4-5 months were great, then the novelty wore off and everything became a chore. Back home with the parents saving a deposit for a house with the mrs now!

[fhutiussk]

Im not sure how relevant this will be to you as the I know buying a house in Scotland is different to England but im not sure about renting.
Im a student in London and just sorted out my flat for next year. Student dont pay council tax you normally just send off a letter from you uni to get excemption. You should be able to get your tenacy aggreement read by someone at your uni to make sure its all ok, just make sure its not a 12 month contract if you want to move out in July.
For us the major problem was finding somewhere with 4 vaguley equal sized bedrooms as no-one really wants ther smaller one. Your bills do mount up so make sure you allow for them in your budget. We had accomadtion notice boards up where people advertised flats and house so you dealt directly with the landlord so you avoided paying a percentage to a letting agency.

[tq4F7YKs]

London must be hard as hell to rent in as a student. My flat is in Bermondsey and deffo not particularly luxurious and that runs me £800/month + bills. And I'm flatsharing.

I can't imagine how you can get something that isn't a fleapit on a student budget in central London. What do they give for student loans these days?

When I were a lad...[in 2003 lol]

[fhutiussk]

Oh im not in central, im living in wonderful Whitechapel, still not cheap though. My student loan isnt enough for my accomadation alone, ahh the wonders of being a student.

[soprofaxelbis]

£235 a month (ex bills) for me last year living in a nice part of Edinburgh.... Since its uni run (but not owned) we did not have to sort out council tax and ofc water in scotland is included in the council tax.