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top tips - looking for a student house

7. Communicate with your future housemates. Talk about what you want out of the house-sharing experience. Think about how much rent you want to pay, how many people you want to share a house with, do you want to share with a couple? What if they break up? How often do you want to party? Will you all house hunt together or will a few of you go ahead first? etc.

8. Check out the fees. Agents will always charge finding or admin fees. Some landlords will. Check with them, and, if you don’t want to pay, choose a landlord who doesn’t charge. (Student Houses Cardiff do not charge any admin or finding fee.)