How to ‘Marie Kondo’ your Uni House
Sharing student accommodation means it's easy for clutter to escalate., Laura Hainey has channelled her inner Marie Kondo to give you some ideas for giving yourself some space to think.
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Do you recognise any of these horrid housemates?
Obviously, you're a delight to live with. Everyone loves that you never make a round of tea and listening to your endless Danny Dyer impressions. But your housemates? They're horrid. What with their not being you and all. Here's Charlotte Booth's explanation of what's probably wrong with them.
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Sex shouldn’t ruin your time at university
University should be fun. But sometimes sex can ruin everything. Hopefully you'll never need this information, but here's where students in Birmingham can to get help and advice, if they need it.
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Landlords to be responsible for competence of electrical inspectors
Under proposed laws, landlords will need to prove electrical inspections at their rented properties are carried out by inspectors who are competent and qualified to carry out the task. Our Senior Property Manager, Ben Holdnall, looks at the announcement.
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Better deposits: get your money back quicker
Following student feedback, we've updated our deposit returns process to make sure tenants get their money back faster and with less fuss. Here's what's changed...
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by Patrick Garratt - 25th January 2019 
Landlords must join new redress system, Government announces
The Housing Complaints Resolution Service will make it a legal requirement for landlords to join or face a fine of £5,000.
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4 sure-fire ways you can smash the new semester
Forget New Year Resolutions. They are a total waste of time for students. Try these four new semester resolutions. They're promises you can make yourself at university and keep. Probably.
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Tenant fee ban: what landlords need to know
The tenant fee ban will start on 1st June 2019. Here's what landlords with student property need to know about this mammoth change in the private rented sector.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 21st January 2019 
January sucks for students but it doesn’t have to
Although it might not fell like it, January will end and student life will get less revision and deadline driven. But in the meantime how to survive. Rosie Dickinson knows how.
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Be richer and healthier in 2020: take a packed lunch to university
Everyone's top resolutions: save money, eat better, don't waste so much time. Taking a packed lunch to university can help you achieve all three. Here's 5 yummy ideas to make student living healthier in 2020!
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by Nathan Colom - 11th January 2019