[HDNG]IN COLLEGE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Catered: 4% [BULL] Cost: ú54.88/58.73 (30wks) [BULL] [PARA]Self-catering: 6% [BULL] Cost: ú36.96 (30wks)[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] 3/4 of the 1,300 places in the 8 halls are reserved for [PARA]1st years, but that's only enough to accommodate less than 1/3 of[PARA]them and 25% have to share (there are even a few triple rooms).[PARA]Almost all the other rooms are taken up by other 1st years and [PARA]special needs students. Anyone else can forget it. 5 of the halls [PARA]are self-catered and 1 house in the smallest hall is all-female. [PARA]There are limited provisions for students with children. There are [PARA]68 places in the YMCA during term, and a large number of [PARA]approved lodgings where the University puts 1st years whom it [PARA]can't accommodate and who can't make their own [PARA]arrangements. There's a building program, aiming to house all 1st[PARA]years by 1998. [ITAL]If this is relevant to you, buy a new copy of [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL], [PARA]OK?[EITAL].[PARA][BOLD]Car parking:[EBOLD] Only feasible at QEQM and then a permit is needed.[PARA]Bateson has an NCP car park opposite, but that costs. [ITAL][PARA]Otherwise, it's virtually impossible throughout Portsmouth.[EITAL][HDNG]EXTERNALLY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Renting: 70% [BULL] Ave rent: ú38[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Almost all students find something given time, they [PARA]just have to hope they don't graduate first. The most appropriate [PARA]places are in the large Victorian houses which have been split up [PARA]into tenement flats and bedsits,[EITAL] usually shared by between 2 and [PARA]4 people. [ITAL]Many of them aren't worth the cost, but what can you [PARA]do, eh? The best places to look are Southsea and Old [PARA]Portsmouth. Steer clear of Gosport, which is a bit inconvenient, [PARA]and dull.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Housing help:[EBOLD] The 7 staff of the Accommodation Office publish a[PARA]daily bulletin, as well as assisting individual students. The [PARA]University and SU run a 'Secure a Home' Day before the first year.[PARA][PARA]
