manchesterites, 'elp!

[veracity]

they want me to travel from crewe to manchester from city centre to didsbury
and then back again every day

i might as well commute from brum for the good that would do

edit to add: im not moving to crewe its not practical

Oh Kidda that sounds like a daily nightmare - surely there's got to be something more local?

Good luck, drop me a PM if I can help in any way and I will keep my eyes peeled for anything suitable.

 

[Kidda]

the person who i spoke too sounded as if she didnt give a shit or was stoned.

she pratically blamed me because i didnt take up a private hall place (which is the only help they've given me by sending the details)

even when i told her that at least one of the places i went to see was filthy, unsafe and in a very dodgy place, she didnt seem to give a shit

 

[smashthestate]

aw, ((((Kidda)))))
i bet you could stay in the hippy house near me for a bit until you sort something out, or this mate in the redbricks, its better than comuting from fuckin crewe ffs
there is a flat near me going for £60 a week too....

 

[binka]

are you at man met or man uni? my housemate works in man uni accommodation office. she told me that all first year undergraduates are guaranteed a place in university halls. and going by your dob i presume you arent on a post grad course...

 

[Kidda]

nah im going to be at Man met

and im starting my BA (hons) Youth and Community work

Man met accomo office were shite.

 

[Flavour]

aw Kidda, i have my last day of work tomorrow but i work opposite the man met didsbury campus in the big business park

shame, im leaving manchester in 3 weeks anyway.

 

[schnickschnack]

Oh my god, Flavour, you dont work at that Legal Firm on the right hand side in that Business Park by any chance? I worked there (well for one day only, it was too grim)
Kidda, you should go to an estate agency on Wilmslow Road, in Fallowfield on the left hand side just after the big Sainsbury's, called Nearys (its really small, so keep your eyes open). Several of my mates got flats/rooms in Didsbury through them, not the greatest recently-decorated ones, but decent and cheap. and they dont ask for any references or something either...

 

[Throbbing Angel]

tried these guys yet??

http://www.opalestates.co.uk/

 

[Throbbing Angel]

p.s. ignore the prices on the first set of results , that's the monthly for the whole property, not just one room, fuckin' stoopid system

 

[sorearm]

The Manchester evening news will also have lots of house share adverts...

 

[chio]

The Manchester evening news will also have lots of house share adverts...

http://classifieds.manchesteronline.co.uk/classhome.php?class_id=70&trader_id=9966

Unfortunately, they're stuck in with the flats to rent ads as well.

 

[veracity]

This thread has made me realise what a helpful and informative lot the Manc urbanites are!

So when we meeting for a piss up/curry then?

 

[aqua]

which reminds me .......

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

... my housemate works in man uni accommodation office. she told me that all first year undergraduates are guaranteed a place in university halls ...

Yeah, that's as may be, but virtually every year, like clockwork, there's an accommodation crisis and students end up being put up in hotels and stuff while the unis sort out the mess.

 

[rosa]

the person who i spoke too sounded as if she didnt give a shit or was stoned.

she pratically blamed me because i didnt take up a private hall place (which is the only help they've given me by sending the details)

even when i told her that at least one of the places i went to see was filthy, unsafe and in a very dodgy place, she didnt seem to give a shit

if i remember right that happened to a mate of mine-she had a choice of somewhere really shit in the middle of moss side (which her parents weren't exactly ecstatic about) or a really expensive room in private halls in the student village,which she took then had to drop out after a year cos she ran out of money. Maybe Man Met's drop out rate wouldn't be quite so high if they actually provided affordable accomodation.

 

[binka]

Yeah, that's as may be, but virtually every year, like clockwork, there's an accommodation crisis and students end up being put up in hotels and stuff while the unis sort out the mess.

the problem is that second and third year students are also guaranteed a place in halls (at man uni) as long as they applied by february. its absolute madness that there are third years who have been in the same room for the whole time they have been at uni!

 

[sorearm]

Yeah, that's as may be, but virtually every year, like clockwork, there's an accommodation crisis and students end up being put up in hotels and stuff while the unis sort out the mess.

christ it hasn't changed since I was at manc uni many moons ago, I remember people having to be put up in hotels too for 1/2 the first term - fucking nightmare and a bit of a disaster on the social life

 

[sorearm]

its absolute madness that there are third years who have been in the same room for the whole time they have been at uni!

sad isn't it? I knew people from my halls (good ole whitty park, the toblerones) who did this, how sad sad sad

 

[Throbbing Angel]

sad isn't it? I knew people from my halls (good ole whitty park, the toblerones) who did this, how sad sad sad

why sad sad sad?

Surely having the stability of havingthe same place/just knowing you have a place is a good thing when yer away @ Uni?

I personally would prefer that than having to fucking move 5 times in 3 years

 

[sorearm]

maybe it was the type of person who I met who stayed in halls all 3 years, they seemed a bit 'scared' lol, anyways takes all sorts eh.

yeah, moving 5 times in 3 years would be a bit of a drag, luckily I only had to move twice - different house for 2nd and 3rd year

*tries to put away the thought of the disasterous 2nd year house with 6 blokes and the split that happened halfway through the year ending up in a near punch-up between me and another bloke*

 

[soulrebel]

shit (((kidda))) i hope u get it sorted soon...

can u not temporarily stay on a certain anarchist household's sofa (or in their cellar)?

manchester met sounds like a right incompetent bunch of cunts...

 

[Kidda]

lol@souly

nah i wouldnt subject that certain anarchist to that
she's helped me out loads enough as it is, which is appreciated

right so my jobs over and my comedown hasnt started yet
so back off to manc tomorrow it is to look for somewhere.

here we go again.......

 

[aqua]

*prays to the housing gods*

 

[Kidda]

*kicks the housing gods*

this is fucking stupid



went up yesterday to meet a girl (and her mum) who had a place they were looking at.
So i got to the meeting point and waited around for ages, they txt'd saying they couldnt find it and were off to view the house and 'good luck housing hunting'


so i phoned up a few other numbers, one of them i went to see was really good, i put an offer in straight away, the landlord (who was going to be living there to) said he'd email the contracts over and send a personal email so we could chat a bit more. all looked good. check my email. and the email says his flatmate has given the rooms away

*throws things*

 

[Kidda]

still no room at the inn.

so fuck it. hotel booked for a couple of nights.

am packing and bag and moving up anyway

last night this was all scary

now its exciting

whichever way, i ant fucking this up. Ive just quit life down in brum so theres nowt much to stay for.

if anyones around for a pint in the next few days i might need one
smashthestate/snuffy/aqua (and brum urbanites) have my number

wish me luck

 

[JTG]

Good luck mate

Treat it as a big adventure and enjoy it.

Let us know how you is

xx