Top 3 pitfalls of renting in Manchester

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For those of you who are about to leave for Manchester City, have you packed your bags? Hold on! Dare I ask, have we all rented our homes yet? For most of us, this is the first time we are going to study and live abroad alone, without the care and attention of our parents and the company of our familiar friends ……! ~ The first time you go abroad, you’ll be able to live with your mom and dad.

Trap 1: The lure of false listings

The moment you receive an offer, your heart will have already run away to Manchester in the UK, so you will sit in front of your computer and look up the details of renting in Manchester student apartments without saying a word. It is true that the news of international students renting apartments has been all over the place, but I would like to remind you that you must be careful of false housing scams. Some of you once complained that you found a place to rent in your destination city at a ridiculously low price, but in a beautiful and safe environment, so without saying a word, you called/added a Wechat to contact the landlord, only to find an empty number or a micro-business ~~~~~. This is not bad, at least you did not lose any time and financial costs. Some people have also been gullible enough to believe in some of the low-cost rental information on websites, and paid a low deposit and agent fee in advance, pulling their suitcases and running off to a foreign country thousands of miles away. After arriving, I realized that I was dumbfounded, “What is all this stuff?”~~ So began the long journey of debt collection ……

The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not able to get a lot of money from the internet!

Trap 2: Don’t be a “second landlord”

For those of you in a foreign country, the term “second landlord” is probably not new. A “second landlord” is, as the name suggests, a second landlord of a house. Usually the second landlord has rented the property from the first landlord and is planning to sublet it to someone else because he or she is working or has found a more suitable property. In many cases, the original landlord is unaware of this. This happened to me when I was studying in Italy, and I had to go through all the local procedures, which caused a lot of trouble later on, so I decided to withdraw from the lease. Of course I lost some money and time, but it didn’t affect the formalities and I found a more reliable apartment with a local, so it was over.

So! I also suggest that you take a look at the landlord’s ID card and other valid documents when renting a house abroad, and carefully check whether there is a second-hand sublet to ensure that your own personal interests Oh!

Trap 3: The usefulness of small details

When examining the situation around the house, Xiaoju suggests that you must pay attention to the following points: whether the environment is quiet; whether the traffic location is convenient; whether the surrounding neighbours are normal; whether there are daily necessities shopping supermarkets, etc.

Firstly, the environment. If the surrounding area is too noisy, such as near a noisy shopping area or a noisy construction site, it will affect your rest and sleep. And if there are too many people around, you won’t feel too safe, will you?

Secondly, the traffic. We recommend that you choose a house that is conveniently located or close to your school, if your situation allows. After all, we are here to go to school. Imagine the headache of getting up early in the morning for school in China?

Then there are the neighbours. If you are alone in a foreign country, it is a good idea to be surrounded by friendly neighbours, nodding and smiling, so that you can call your landlord in case of an emergency. You don’t want neighbours who are drug addicts, alcoholics and night musicians, they will really give you no peace at night.

The last thing you need to know is whether there is a convenient supermarket around. In Manchester student accommodation, apart from the city centre shopping area, many of the mega shopping supermarkets are still relatively far away in the fringe areas. So in case you run out of salt when cooking, or have a sudden craving for chips, it is very convenient to have a small supermarket close by!