[HDNG]IN COLLEGE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Catered: 4% [BULL] Cost: ú38.60(35wks) [BULL] Self-catering: 29% [PARA]Cost: ú32(35wks)[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Housing used to be a bit of a nightmare, but things are[PARA]looking better, especially in the new Woodlands and Parkside [PARA]Halls, [EITAL]with their en suite bathrooms and landscaped gardens, and[PARA]King Edward's Sq, a converted Victorian terrace, [ITAL]is OK.[EITAL] Catered[PARA]places, which are in Linthorpe Hall [ITAL](famous for its Linthorpe [PARA]Louts)[EITAL] only provide breakfast. 9.5% have to share. [ITAL]The University[PARA]accommodation, if not plentiful or pretty, is cheap and [PARA]weatherproof,[EITAL] and the worst of the housing problems are [PARA]alleviated by a 341-place head tenancy scheme (where it rents [PARA]from landlords and sublets to students on favourable terms), and [PARA]a further 1,000 places in approved registered private houses.[PARA][BOLD]Car parking: [EBOLD][ITAL]Although students can park cars, they don't expect [PARA]to find them in one piece later.[EITAL][HDNG]EXTERNALLY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Renting: 50% [BULL] Ave rent: ú28[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] The large mature student population tends to live at [PARA]home and [ITAL]the private sector is far from saturated. It's pretty easy[PARA]to find a place and some nice houses are available. Prince and [PARA]Victoria Roads are best, but Brambles Farm, Waterloo and [PARA]Abingdon Roads aren't worth it if students are attached to the [PARA]thought of continued health. [EITAL][PARA][PARA][BOLD]Housing help:[EBOLD] The [ITAL]well-staffed [EITAL]accommodation office runs a [PARA]registration system whereby houses are inspected once every 3 [PARA]to 4 years. The office also offers standard renting contracts and [PARA]contract negotiations.[PARA][PARA]
