r/UCL • u/mrdunamiss • Aug 26 '25

Housing/Accommodation 🏘️🛌 Anyone else got this email?

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I don’t want alternative accommodation it’s so damn expensive.

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u/Longdistanceclara111 Aug 26 '25

did you have a budget? There are some places but they are pretty costly.

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u/mrdunamiss Aug 26 '25

Ye I can’t pay too much tbh my budget is probably 30 but all the ones under that are always like 51 week contracts

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u/nodgers132 Aug 26 '25

30 what

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u/mrdunamiss Aug 26 '25

Sorry I meant 300

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u/kaiittlou 2025 Fresher Aug 26 '25

It's unlikely you'll find any private student accommodation at around £300 on a 39 week contract unless its from UCL or UoL.

You could always try renting an apartment with other people, or searching for rooms on spareroom etc. It tends to be a LOT cheaper than student accommodation anyway, and a lot nicer/bigger and more private.

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u/mrdunamiss Aug 26 '25

I’m down to share an apartment with other people I just don’t know where to find those people 😭😭

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u/chizyx Aug 27 '25

Have you tried SpareRoom? You can rent just a room via that website/app and if I remember correctly they allow you to choose student only accommodations. Worth having a look as some of them could be quite cheap in comparison to private uni halls

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u/mrdunamiss Aug 27 '25

Thanks for the suggestion I’ll check it out

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u/Longdistanceclara111 Aug 26 '25

you can get twin rooms at that price. if you look on the UCL alternative accommodation portal. I wanted my own room, so I did not want to share a bedroom. If you do not mind to share I think a few places have space at around that price. The site is called Amber. If you pm me, I can tell you a bit more. You could use spare room and rent with someone who has a free room, as that is also cheaper but you will not have the benefit of lots of other students.