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Types
of Accommodations and costs
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Accommodation costs vary depending
on where in UK you want to stay or live and the type of accommodation;
for instance London and Manchester like big cities will be more expensive
than other areas.
Hotels:
Hotel stay is quite expensive and it is not advisable for long stay.
Average hotel cost in London: Single room £50 to £200
per day; double room £75 to £350 per day
See below for finding accommodation.
B and Bs (Bed and Breakfast):
Typical Bed and Breakfasts are kind of hotels are generally provided
in private homes. This means that they offer a more personal level
of service but do not necessarily have all the facilities of a big
hotel,
There are many kinds of B and Bs in UK, some are with full facilities
like normal hotels and some are with self catering and with minimum
facilities.
Average B&B cost in London: Single room £20 to £100
per day; double room £50 to £200 per day
See below for finding accommodation.
University Accommodations:
University accommodations are provided by universities for their students,
they are cheaper than hotels and B and Bs and bit expensive than shared
private accommodation.
Average cost: Self cooking from £200 to £450 per month
(self-cooking means that you will have access to a shared kitchen
where you can prepare your own meals); with breakfast and dinner from
£350 to £500 per month (will not provide lunch).
See below for finding accommodation.
Paying Guests:
Paying guest means host families offer a single or a double(for two
people) room. these are tow types one is with food and other is without
food (without food means you need to share their kitchen to prepare
your own food).
Paying guest accommodation is cheaper than any other accommodation
but finding a good paying guest accommodation is very difficult.
Average cost in London(Other places are usually cheaper than london):
Without Food: £40 to £ 55 per week; with Food: £55
to 80 per week.
See below for finding accommodation.
Studio Flats:
For one or two persons, one room with kitchen and toilets usually
furnished.
Average cost in London £500 to £850 per month.
Single BedRoom house:
For one to three persons, one bedroom with a hall / drawing room,
kitchen and toilets, usually furnished.
Average cost in London £600 to £900 per month (Other places
are usually cheaper than in London)
(Council tax is extra average£ 800 per year)
Double Bed Room house:
For two to five persons, two bedrooms with one hall, kitchen and toilets
usually furnished.
Average cost in London £750 to £1350 per month (Other
places are usually cheaper than in London)
(Council tax extra average£ 1000 per year)
Three Bedroom house:
For three to seven persons, three bedrooms with hall, kitchen and
toilets usually furnished.
Average cost in London £850 to £1600 per month (Other
places are usually cheaper than london)
(Council tax extra average£ 1200 per year)
See below for finding accommodation.
Furnished are two types:
Basic Furnished: Cooker(Cooking Stove),Sofas and Chairs,Cupboard and
Fridge.
Fully Furnished: Cooker(Cooking Stow),Sofas and Chairs, Cupboards,
Microwave, Fridge, Hoover(Vacuum Cleaner) Washing Machine, TV and
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Finding Accommodation |
It is always better
you arrange your accommodation before coming to UK.
Booking
Hotels:
You can book a hotel on internet, search the web, find out best hotel
for you, book the hotel online and take print out of your conformation
page.
Some budget hotels links: Travelodge,
Premierinn,
Ibishotel
Some internet resources for online hotel bookings: www.hotels.co.uk
Booking B and Bs:
B&Bs can be also booked online,many website are providing online
B and B bookings. remember to keep conformation copy with you.
University Accommodations:
You can book your university accommodation before coming to UK, contact
your university for university accommodation.
University I know well is: UEL
Private Rentals:
It is not advisable to book a flat or a house without seeing it directly,
many things you need see in the house before signing the rental agreement.
You can search the web, compare costs and etc.
See www.rightmove.co.uk
and www.loot.co.uk
for cheep deals and direct ads from land lards.
Some internet resources to find private rentals:
www.rightmove.co.uk
www.loot.co.uk
www.gumtree.com
The National
Directory of Estate Agents
Association of
Residential Letting Agents
Paying Guests:
Finding a good paying guest accommodation is tricky and difficult,
you need to search through deferent sources, ask your friends, search
in corner shop advertises also ask corner shop owners for local resources
to find out a good paying guest accommodations, ask local community
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