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pREveNTING Nightmares
Housing Quiz!Click to
start...
When should you decide who you are going to live
with next year?
October/November?
As soon as you get to Oxford Brookes?
Semester two ( i.e. February)?
No.Deciding your group too early leads to all
sorts of problems.
You have only known these people a few weeks and are unlikely to still want to live
with them by next year!
(Trust us we see this year after year )
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Correct!
You are very wise to wait deciding who to live with too early causes
many problems later on.
You might have changed your mind about them next month!
Next question
What is the VERY FIRST thing to consider when thinking about renting for next
year?
How much can you afford to pay in rent each month.
Where the nearest pub/club is.
Where the closest bus stop is.
Who you are going to live with.
Correct!If you can’t afford it don’t sign the contract! You may have to change your group if
they can afford more than you!
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Not a good idea!
It is MUCH more important to think about how much rent you can afford first!
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This is worth thinking about but it is MUCH more important to think about how much rent you can afford!
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Where can you get an electronic spreadsheet that
will allow you to calculate how much money you can spend?
Your Mum.
Student Finance England.
The Students’ Union Advice Centre.
The Prime Minister.
No!Not unless she is an
Excel genius (which she might be...)
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No, definitely not!
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Correct! Have a look at our
Facebook page, the Wealth Checker tool is on the Advice Centre page
“OxfordBrookesSU”
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No can do. He’s having money problems of his
own at the moment.
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When is the perfect time to start house hunting?
February.
As soon as you arrive in September.
When it is sunny.
When you don’t have a hangover.
Yes! Taking your time before committing yourself to a
legally binding contract, that is hard to get out of, will save you a lot of headaches later.
Next Question
Don’t go house hunting until February.
You need to wait until you know that you have passed your first
semester!!! and that you still like your future housemates enough to live with them
Try again.
Sunny always helps, but that’s not the right
answer...
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Not having a hangover is a good idea, this is a huge
decision and should not be taken lightly.
But that’s not the right answer...
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What is the optimum number of people to share a house with?
Ten! Party house!
One other person.
Four.
No.Really bad idea.
More people = more complications.
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Might work but two bed places are hard to
come by and expensive.
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Yes! This is a good number and less likely to
cause problems later (although we cannot
guarantee this )
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What problems can you encounter when living
others?Disagreements on how to live in your house. e.g.
cleanliness, putting out bins etc.
Housemates may drop out leaving you liable for the rent.
Some might not pay the rent, and you could be liable for it all.
Other housemates may want to party while you want to sleep.
All of the above.
Correct.
Happens all the time.
Next Question
Correct.
The more people you live with, the more you
increase your chances of something going wrong.
Next Question
What have you created when you sign a tenancy agreement?
A legally binding agreement that you cannot easily get out of without financial penalty.
A mess.
It means nothing it is just a scribble on a bit of paper.
A work of art.
Correct.Signing a contract means
that you are tied in for the period stated on the
contract.Think really hard before signing
anything.
Next Question
It can end up that way if it all goes wrong.
Try again!
Try again!
Wrong!A contract is a legally binding document.
Hmmm. Never seen a contract that fitted that description. Come to the
Advice Centre for a contract check and we will
explain it all to you.
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Who do the letting agents work for?
Me.
The landlord.
The Government.
Themselves.
No.
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Yes and no! The letting agents actually work for the landlord, but sometimes
the letting agent IS the landlord.
Try again!
Correct! Letting agents are working for
the landlord, not the tenant (although a good agent will value their tenants most do
not!)
Escape the nightmare...
1. Book now to come to one of our
talks...there are prizes to be won!
2.Please sign our petition to letting
agents asking them to stop renting in semester one.
Before you go, please book our place at one of
our talks and sign our petition!
The SU advice Team
E: [email protected] Tel: 01865 484770
