September Plans & Selly Oak Studios

With September not too far away from us, now may be a good opportunity to start giving some thought in regards to the forthcoming academic year. It may be a new start for you. It may be the month in which you begin your new course at University. Or it may be that you are continuing with a course that you have already started.

Putting Yourself First

While there are a number of things that will be on your mind concerning the academic aspect of this new year, you and your overall well-being are important areas that you should give some thought to as well. A large part of ensuring your well-being is closely related to the quality of your accommodation. Put simply, if you don’t like where you live, you are unlikely to feel healthy and happy, which has an obvious knock-on effect on your studies and your overall University experience. So with that in mind, it is worth exploring your options in terms of student accommodation in Birmingham now. One place to head to if you are a Birmingham student and looking for somewhere to live is the Selly Oak- based registered lettings agents Unihousing. Located in Birmingham, Unihousing provides high-standard student housing and consistently endeavour to serve their tenants with efficiency and professionalism. They currently have a variety of Selly Oak studios - some with their date of availability to be confirmed- that are sure to provide you with what you are looking for.

So make a positive start with your search for student digs, and read on!

One studio for your consideration is B29 Grange Road Studio. This studio boasts a double bedroom, stylish shower room and a spacious living area so that you can unwind in ease after a long day at uni’. Also with central heating and double glazing, this accommodation has been newly refurbished and features a contemporary fitted kitchen.

Alternatively, you may prefer B29 Dawlish Road. This appealing accommodation offers a comfortable sized living/sleeping area and is equipped with a TV, impressive shower room and a kitchenette that comprises a fridge and microwave. This studio additionally has an excellent location, with it being only a short walk from the University of Birmingham as well as the amenities and nightlife of Selly Oak.

There is also B29 Dawlish Road. Also with a highly convenient location, this brand new studio provides an attractive shower room and a kitchenette that comes with appliances for your use when it comes to mealtimes. Furthermore, its sleeping /living area is amply sized for comfortable living. 

(Please Note: The above-listed studios are only a brief sample of the full range of student accommodation that Unihousing will be able to provide. Get in touch with Unihousing to find more accommodation options)

The Location

However, where you live isn’t just defined by the studio or the building you call home during your days as a student. It is also defined by the area in which this accommodation is located. The location of your student home is also a key part of how content you are likely to feel as you make your way through this portion of your University experience. Thankfully the area of Selly Oak - where you will find Unihousing’s studios - is well-equipped for the modern-day student. It features a blend of the kind of places you need to get access to, such as shops and supermarkets, with a number of places that are ideal for relaxing and socialising in. There are restaurants, pubs and opportunities to enjoy yourself and have a great night-out at a club with a group of your friends. What’s also great about Selly Oak is that sits within an easy travelling distance from other parts of Birmingham that are worth visiting, such as Kings Heath and Harborne. Plus, by making use of the frequent public transport in Selly Oak, you can get to Birmingham City Centre hassle-free, to introduce yourself to a whole range of things to see and do whether in the day or when the lights go down at night.

With plenty to offer students in the Birmingham area, Selly Oak is an ideal place to settle for your university experience. No matter what stage of your course you will be at by the time September 2017 arrives, there is no denying that Selly Oak and the studios offered through Unihousing are great for you. 

Summer Lets

Why have a Summer Let?

There may be many reasons why a student may choose to have a summer let. Perhaps they need to come back to University for results day and their graduation and need a place to stay with their family. It may be that they have a summer job and need a living space in between regular student rents. Or possibly a student may just wish to hang out in the city and invite their friends to join them.

Why go home for summer when you have the opportunity to continue your university experience with your friends and family beside you. A summer let at Unihousing is a great way for students to get their family involved during the summer break.

Graduation

For some students, a summer let is an opportunity to invite their family and friends to join them for results day and their graduation. This offers the perfect situation where everyone can get together to celebrate a milestone mark in someone’s life.

Reaching results day is an achievement of its own. For many students, this will be one of the biggest milestones of their life, and for many parents the proudest moment of their lives. Unihousing, this summer, is offering great accommodation that can be rented by family and friends alike. This ensures that everyone can be together to celebrate their loved one's graduation.

Making Memories

Not only is there the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of friends and family, but also to spend time and make memories as well. Our summer lets are available right through the summer and into the early weeks of September, thereby offering  a person ample time to catch up and reminisce on their time at the University of Birmingham.

Summer Job

Students from the university may also be continuing education and jobs over the summer period. This will mean they may require a place to live for the 3 or so months while their current contract is up and they are waiting for their new contract to start. Our summer lets offer them the perfect opportunity to stay in Birmingham whilst they continue to learn and earn money. This is a great alternative to getting transport to work every day and could even save them some money.

Starting University - visiting Birmingham

Those students who are starting a new year in September of 2017 may also find use for a summer let, by inviting their friends to enjoy all the fantastic things Birmingham has to offer whilst visiting the university campus. Birmingham can provide many great days out, offering a range of activities for anyone and everyone. Birmingham’s vibrant and busy streets offer a great day’s activity, not to mention Selly Oak’s brilliant night life.

A person can make the most of their stay by enjoying all that Birmingham has to offer. When friends rent accommodation that is all in close proximity, this eases the way for a fun filled and worthwhile experience.

Available Summer Lets

One studio which will be available over the summer period is Dawlish road apartment 6. It offers a great location and has been fully furnished to accommodate for day to day life. Its location at the heart of Selly Oak insures is within walking distance of essential amenities and transport hotspots.

Another possibility which may be more appealing is Grange road rear studio apartment. This is also well situated in the heart of Selly Oak. The property is newly refurbished and will be perfect as a holiday home during the summer period. It offers a good-sized living and sleeping area with an adequate sized shower room. The studio itself is less than half a mile from the university campus where there are multiple forms of transport to get around Birmingham.

Alternatively, 174 Dawlish road downstairs rear Apartment is also a very attractive opportunity. Its location and accessibility make it the ideal location for a summer vacation. Surrounded by nightlife, there is plenty to do, and a wide variety of great pubs and restaurants provide ample sustenance.

Contact Unihousing for Summer lets

Unihousing now has several properties on the market that are available for summer lets. If you are interested in letting an accommodation, head to the Unihousing website where you can see what is on offer and book a viewing.

Who are Unihousing

Unihousing work to provide quality housing to the students of the University of Birmingham. Every year hundreds of students pass through the doors at Unihousing and enjoy years of great service. Unihousing offers several types of student and professional accommodation including Studios, Apartments and houses. This ensures that they can cater to the wants and needs of all students looking for accommodation. The dedicated team at Unihousing work tirelessly to ensure that every student has a positive experience during their time at the University of Birmingham.

Selly Oak: For Birmingham Houses and Studios

Finding accommodation can be a challenge at times. However, with Unihousing, your search for Birmingham houses and studios is simple and is certain to lead to the kind of result that suits you. Unihousing are a registered landlords that have a number of houses and studios on offer, each boasting high-standards and the ability to meet your needs. These Birmingham houses and studios are situated within Selly Oak, an area in Birmingham that improves your living experience, due to the fact that it incorporates an appealing mix of amenities and nightlife attractions.

Studios

There is a fine selection of studios in Selly Oak that can be found through Unihousing, perfect for student living. One example of these is Dawlish Road Apartment 3. This accommodation is ideally equipped, comprising a new contemporary fitted kitchenette and a fitted shower room. Dawlish Road Apartment 3 is noticeably spacious and offers an open plan/living dining area in addition to full furnishings.

If that doesn’t quite meet your requirements, then maybe Dawlish Road Apartment 1 will. This studio boasts a fitted shower room as well as a modern fitted kitchen that includes appliances. With a great location, Dawlish Road Apartment 1 is also amply sized, meaning it could be the ideal home for those making their way through their university experience.

Houses

A great way to get settled in Selly Oak is by opting for one of the houses made available by Unihousing. Selly Hill is one of the options open to you. This house offers you spacious rooms and an impressive fitted kitchen. Its fitted bathroom is also of a pleasing standard while its garden at the rear of the house is an extra feature to enjoy. Selly Hill is laminated throughout and additionally incorporates central heating, double glazing and a communal lounge.

Another example of what’s on offer is Luton Road. Luton Road incorporates a communal lounge with a flat screen TV and for more practical matters, a fitted kitchen with oven and hob as well as a fridge freezer. It features a washer/dryer too, plus a fitted bathroom. Outside, this fully furnished property provides further value by including a pleasant low maintenance rear garden.

The Appeal of Selly Oak

Selly Oak is an easy choice when it comes to deciding where to live. The reason for this is that Selly Oak is home numerous shops and supermarkets as well as pubs and restaurants. This means that whether it is something you need or something you want, Selly Oak can help with what you’re looking for. Apart from Selly Oak’s ability to make life easier when you need to buy essentials or you want to have a night out, it gives you the option to access other interesting places as well. So, by taking one of the buses or hopping on a train at the local station, you can easily get to Kings Heath, Moseley or Birmingham City Centre.  Plus, for added convenience, many of Unihousing’s properties are only a short distance from the University of Birmingham.

Overall, making the decision to go with Unihousing is a sensible one and choosing one of their houses or studios in Selly Oak makes perfect sense, too. Providing a combination of the practical and the fun, Selly Oak is an excellent location that is sure to meet your particular standards for contemporary accommodation.

Shared Student Living vs Solitary Student Living

Choosing the right accommodation can be tremendously important to enjoying your time at University. For some people, the experience of living in Halls is something they will look back on as a fond memory for many years. The shared experiences and jokes adding to the buzz and excitement of the first year away from home. For others, it's a frustrating time of noise and interruption, poor sleep and poor academic performance due to a lack of space and time for studying, to the best of their abilities. The accommodation requirements for many people can therefore be completely different when they come to their second year.

Having your own space in which you can relax away from the stresses of the day is important to make sure that you do not become overworked and stressed. It will also give you a bigger sense of freedom as you can control how you like to live, unlike living with a group of other students. Some people look for a place close to the high street with good access to local transport and amenities while others may prefer to live closer to the Birmingham University campus, where they do not have to deal with the morning rush. Whatever it is that is important to you, the most important aspect is that you feel comfortable in your accommodation.

Thinking About You

Making sure that you feel comfortable while moving and when you have settled in is essential. The second year of University normally involves an academic step-up in terms of the amount of study and workload needed, so being in an environment that will enable you to perform and study to the best of your ability is important. Unihousing is here to help you find the best accommodation to help you thrive and develop while completing your course or courses at the University of Birmingham.

Student Accommodation, Birmingham

Birmingham has a lot to offer in terms of student accommodation. One thing that is of great importance to many students would be the location of a property and what is available to them in the surrounding areas. Unihousing is able to offer a range of property around Birmingham catering to the needs of each and every individual looking for accommodation in the coming year. Some of our newly refurbished properties such as Grange road apartment 1 are situated within walking distance of both the University of Birmingham and the local train station. Other such properties are ideally located near Birmingham's Nightlife and shopping centres. Whichever type of lifestyle suits you best, make sure that you have selected the right place for you.

Moving Away

Students who will be moving to student accommodation in Birmingham can find the moving process stressful, at times. This brings us to the next step on the road to choosing a place of your own. A Furnished apartment or studio is essential to think about when moving. Having a furnished apartment can save you large amounts of money and relieve a lot of stress in your first few weeks. There's nothing worse than arriving at your new home and finding little to no furnishings or equipment. This is not the case with us as a large number of our available properties come fully furnished, this should help make your move nice and easy in your first few weeks.

Studios vs. Apartments

Unihousing is able to offer Birmingham student accommodation to anyone looking for a place of their own ready for the new academic year. Another factor that we feel should be considered when looking for a place of your own is your living style. As you may already know we offer more than one type of accommodation, in the case of students this is normally apartments (flats) or studios. Studios tend to be one larger room with an incorporated kitchen, bedroom and living area with a separate bathroom. Apartments tend to consist of 2 or 3 smaller rooms with one room consisting of the living area and kitchen and second and third rooms for a bedroom and bathroom. 

It is a good idea to take a look at both and think about what sort of living style will suit you. The quick-paced lifestyle of a studio where you can quickly get around and do any extra task such as cooking and cleaning or maybe a more relaxed environment of an apartment. It is also worth considering that if you are somebody that likes to have friends over, an apartment lets you keep all your personal belongings in a separate room while friends congregate in the living area. No matter what type of accommodation you pick make sure that it will meet your needs and requirements. Whatever you decide to do, the most important thing is that you feel comfortable and at home in the property you choose. 

We hope that this has been helpful to you and has given you some support and guidance when looking for a property. In any case, we are here to help so, please do get in contact for any further enquiries on our website and register your interest today!

The Right Accommodation with Unihousing

When it comes to making it through this academic year, you are of course going to want to live somewhere where you will feel settled and comfortable. This is why the various properties with Unihousing, each with their own unique characteristics and benefits, may just have something that will give you that settled feeling that can be so essential to living as a student. It also goes without saying that for student living, optimum comfort in regards to accommodation is not always the main issue; for some people, socialising and going out is what they’re really looking for. At Unihousing though, we are able to cater to all student requirements whilst never compromising on our unquestionably high-standards.

Studios

To make things easy and straightforward then, it is a good idea for you to start thinking about what kind of property is best suited to you. If you are someone who prefers the calm and quiet of living on your own then a studio to let in Selly Oak is definitely worth considering. For example, Harrow Road Studio Apartment 5 is a studio available through Unihousing that is equipped with a fitted shower room, double glazing and a brand new fitted kitchen that includes appliances. There is also the newly refurbished Grange Road Studio Apartment 6 and the spacious Dawlish Road Studio Apartment 3. If you are the kind of person who is looking ahead to the opportunities for socialising and going out in this academic year, then studios are also worth thinking about for you. The reason for this is the general simplicity of living that studios afford you, allowing tenants to live a streamlined kind of lifestyle.

Houses

For some people though, living in the company of others is more appealing. Sharing a property may be something that brings an element of comfort to the living experience, or it may be an opportunity for further socialising and fun, making life in your student accommodation more enjoyable. For those leaning towards this idea, deciding on a house could be the right choice to make. There are a number of houses at Unihousing to choose from. One of these is the well-presented Tiverton Road. For three sharers, this furnished house has a fitted kitchen with appliances, a modern fitted bathroom and a pleasant back garden. You may also be interested in the attractive three bedroom house on Alton Road, or for six people, Exeter Road, which includes double glazing, central heating, a spacious modern fitted kitchen with appliances and a large communal lounge.

Location

Another important ingredient to good living as a student is not just the accommodation, but also the location of the accommodation and how that location can benefit you. Fortunately, Unihousing’s properties are mainly based in Selly Oak, Birmingham, and can offer you very easy access to public transport links and the kind of local amenities you’ll will need to get to, such as supermarkets and shops. The Selly Oak location of many these properties will also make it easy to get to the pubs, restaurants and other places that form the core of the nightlife in this town.  Plus, the Selly Oak location means that Birmingham’s City Centre is not far away, giving you even more options for places to go to and for having a great night out.

No matter whether you are someone who seeks the solitude of studio living or the bonding and communal living of sharing a house, Unihousing is the next step towards finding the right place for you. For more options of student accommodation, or to follow-up on a property that you have in mind, get in touch with Unihousing today.