If the question that keeps you awake is should I start searching for student accommodation prior to going to Australia or is it better to search for share accommodation after i arrive? Well, try to sleep instead and don’t get too anxious because the answer is really simple, so long as you have done your research and undergo a reputable student accommodation provider or website, then either option is okay.
It is true that thousands of international students arrive just before the beginning of semester searching for accommodation, and this can mean it is very competitive. Already it is very hard to find quality accommodation as there is a general shortage of, so sometimes it is better to book online, but only though a reputable provider.
Otherwise it's great if you arrive and may then beginning your search. This is because only if you are here, you can check if the accommodation suits you, if the place is really “ten minutes distance” in the city as they put in the ad and, above all, if it looks like the pictures they posted.
If you search for the accommodation before leaving, you take a higher risk to find a totally different place, or different conditions, at the arrival.
The easy way to find a room is to check on internet. Most Universities and schools have a dedicated Student services that will help you find accommodation there are other public websites and forums where you can find thousands of ads every day, every week.
You can read ads also in the newspapers, like, among the others, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Daily Telegraph or the Australian. Or simply check any traffic light post in the city, where other international students stick ads with few information about the room and the information. regarding this latter strategy for finding a house, you should be careful. Do you really want to take this riskier approach and find a room from someone who cannot afford a website, can not afford an ad or does not have a reputation to become listed on a Universities website?
The web site is the most common, functional and simplest way to find a place to live.
It’s a first step to look how's the market, what are the average prices and how in general the rooms look like. The tenants could be other students, owners themselves or other private people who are renting the whole unit or house.
The average ad usually describes the area, the facilities, the costs included, the extra, the place and it shows some pictures from the place. It also offers the contact details of the tenant while offering the chance to visit the room.
Visit the place before deciding to rent is kind of a rule: you want to see the apartment or house, if you want it or not, if it’s really what it looks like in the pictures in internet, but most importantly you want to know the people with whom you will share the home. And they want to know you for the similar reason. You are going to live together, so you should like one another.
The inspection usually last ten or fifteen minutes, so I guess what you are thinking now. “How can I know if I like these people after just 10 mins?”. Well, the first impression always counts, doesn’t it? So apply this principle also for the search of your accommodation and you’ll be all right.
Student Accommodation Sydney
Share Accommodation in Sydney is very competitive and you should be also aware that as there are many other students looking for a room as well, the landlord and your future house mates will also be deciding if they would like you. So don’t take too long to let them know that you want the room, as it might go very fast
Most importantly, use the time being an adventure where you find out more about the area, the people of the area and the Australian culture. Always remember to have fun, even if it seems challenging at times to live in student accommodation in Sydney
