Househunting in Leeds
Its odd how many differences there can be in just a few miles. My experiences at York consisted of 95% quality properties and an ability to still sign at the last minute for a fab place. Reports from the not so distant city of Manchester also report a similar situation.
Not so in Leeds it would appear. It seems the Leeds student population have been tarred with a deadly brush of being vandels and hooligans not fit to live in anything but the most useless property, meaning they have to face the prospect of comparitively high rent, signing fees, high deposits and for the most part what would be considered only mediocre accomodation.
A further downside of this is that what little property there is which is better than mediocre gets snapped up quickly and you have to make split second decisions if you want in. This is a far cry from what I’m used to, and a steep learning curve. I only hope that by making what appears to be a necesary quick decsion I don’t jump out of the frying pan and into the fire. Time will tell.
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