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Dec 24, 2025

How Many Hours Can Students Really Work Without Burning Out?

Most students don’t burn out because they worked a specific number of hours on a contract.  They burn out because their total weekly load becomes unrealistic: lectures, seminars, reading, coursework, travel time, life admin, family responsibilities, and then shifts on top.  Two people can both work 15 hours a week and have completely different outcomes […]

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Dec 23, 2025

What to Pack for Your UK Student House: Overseas Edition

Landing in the United Kingdom for uni is exciting… right up until you realise your new student house comes with four walls, a dodgy sofa, and the vague promise of “fully furnished” that means wildly different things depending on who wrote the listing.  Some places genuinely have the basics covered. Others come with a bed […]

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Dec 18, 2025

The Landlord’s Guide to What Students Actually Want in 2025/26

Student renters in 2025/26 are more switched on, more cost-aware, and far less impressed by surface-level shine.  That doesn’t mean they’re demanding penthouse living; it means they want a home that runs smoothly. The modern viewing is less about “Is it cute?” and more about “Will this make life easier or harder for the next […]

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Dec 17, 2025

From Enquiry to Move-In: What Happens When You Rent with Loc8me?

Renting a student house can feel like a proper mystery the first time you do it.  One minute you’re scrolling through listings with your housemates, and the next you’re being asked about viewings, holding deposits, guarantors, and move-in dates – all while you’re trying to juggle uni life and figure out who’s actually serious about […]

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Dec 16, 2025

What To Do When Things Go Wrong in Your Student House

Every student house has that moment where something stops working at the worst possible time – the boiler goes cold, a leak appears out of nowhere, or an alarm starts beeping like it’s got a personal vendetta.  It can feel stressful, especially if it’s your first time renting, but most issues are routine and fixable. […]

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Dec 11, 2025

Culture Shock: 10 Everyday Differences Overseas Students Notice in the UK

Moving to the United Kingdom as an overseas student is exciting – new cities, new friends, and a new way of life.  But once the jet lag fades, it’s often the small everyday things that feel the strangest. From unexpected bills to buses that stop running earlier than you’d like, the culture shock can be […]

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Dec 10, 2025

January Move-Ins: Why It’s Not Too Late to Find a Great Student House

If you are facing a January start date and still do not have your student accommodation sorted, it can feel as though you have missed the boat.  The main letting rush for September has long passed, your course is about to begin or restart, and every conversation seems to start with, “You should have sorted […]

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Dec 9, 2025

Christmas on a Student Budget: The Best UK Christmas Markets to Visit

From late November, Britain’s city centres swap grey drizzle for fairy lights, bratwurst smoke and booming Mariah Carey.  For students, Christmas markets are an easy way to feel festive without blowing the entire December loan – but only if you pick your destination and budget carefully. Across the United Kingdom, many of the biggest markets […]

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Dec 4, 2025

AI Is Changing How Students Find Rooms: What It Means for 2025/26

For years, finding student accommodation has meant wrestling with ten open tabs at once: a couple of portals, a letting agent or two, maybe a Facebook group and a university housing page.  In 2025, that messy digital hunt is being replaced by something much more streamlined. Tools like Google’s AI Overviews and ChatGPT-style assistants are […]

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Dec 3, 2025

When Should I Book? The 2025 Student Letting Calendar by City

If you’re trying to figure out when to book your student house for the 2025/26 year, timing really does make a difference. Leave it too late and you may feel stuck with leftovers; jump too early and you might rush into the wrong place or wrong people.  In 2025 there’s another twist: with Google’s AI […]

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