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Accommodation in UK 
UK towns and cities are a comfortable home for students, there are many inexpensive, comfortable and safe places to stay in UK
One should always try to arrange long-term accommodation before leaving home. Your institution should be able to help you with this. English language schools and further education (FE) colleges have student advisors who can advise you on how to find accommodation, and universities have their own accommodation officers.

When you accept a study place, you should receive a package of information, which will include accommodation information. Complete the accommodation application form and return it by the date stated. Even if residential accommodationis not available, there will be an accommodation advisory office, which can help you find private accommodation.

If you're coming to the UK for the first time, accommodation provided by your school, college or university might be the most suitable choice. This is an option taken up by more than half of the international students on degree courses in the UK and around 30 per cent of those who go to FE colleges.

There are advantages in living in accommodation provided by your institution: you usually live close to where you are studying, you get to know other students easily, you are likely to spend less time travelling, you have time to get to know the local area and you will be living in a safe and secure environment.

Cost
College and university accommodation is also affordable: a room in a self-catering hall of residence or student apartment costs anything between£180 and£360 per month. The term 'self-catering' means that you will have access to a shared kitchen where you can prepare your own meals. Some universities and colleges also offer accommodation where meals are provided and the cost of your breakfast and evening meal is included in the rent you pay. Where meals are included, you can expect to pay from Pounds 320 to 400 per month. In the traditional student residence, bathroom facilities are shared but an increasing number of universities and colleges now offer residences with en-suite rooms where you have your own private bathroom. You would pay slightly more for this option.For students with families, a number of universities and colleges offer two or three-bedroom family units at a cost of Pounds 450 to 550 per month.

If you choose to rent accommodation in the private sector, the options are private hostels, lodgings, bed-sits or shared flats/houses. A lodging is where you rent a room in a private house (somewhat like the Indian Paying Guest system). Your landlord/landlady would live in the same house, possibly with their family, and would prepare your meals for you. For hostel accommodation and lodgings where meals are included, you can expect to pay Pounds 300 to 400 per month. For a bed-sit or a room in a house or flat shared with other students, you would pay from£200 to£380 per month.

Boarding schools and colleges
Independent boarding schools offer a relaxed, home-like atmosphere where pupils stay in high-quality bedrooms or dormitories on the school site, living under the same roof with residential house staff and their families. Younger pupils usually share a room with up to four others of a similar age while older pupils may have a study-bedroom to themselves. Boarding schools take great trouble caring for their students. There is normally a qualified nurse on duty and other house staff is never far away.

Career-based courses
Accommodation options at this level include halls of residence, lodgings or home stay, hostels, and private flats and houses. Your college will try tomatch your needs with the type of accommodation available. The most common form of accommodation is lodgings or home stay, which involves renting a room in a private house. The rent normally includes the cost of cleaning, laundry and half-board (breakfast and evening meals).

Degree courses, postgraduate programmes and MBAs
Although you are responsible for arranging your own accommodation, all universities and colleges offer assistance on this score. The most common form of accommodation is in halls of residence. Many institutions guarantee accommodation in halls to first-year international students. In halls, you live in a study bedroom, either by yourself or with another student. Bathrooms are usually shared but many institutions have en-suite rooms for postgraduate and mature students. Some halls provide breakfast and evening meals and others are'self-catering'– i.e. you buy and prepare your own food, sharing a kitchen with other students.

Some institutions also have houses for small groups of students or flats for couples or families. Other options include private flats or houses (where you share the cost of renting with other students), lodgings (where you rent a room in someone's home) and bed-sits (single rented rooms with living, sleeping and sometimes cooking facilities).

Steps to follow if planning for a study programme in UK You should ideally start your application process at least a year ahead when you want to go and study. You will then have ample time to finish the entrance tests and application procedures required by UK universities.
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