If you're a student looking for rented accommodation, you're not alone. Students form a large part of the rental market - but their needs are quite often different from other tenants.
You'll probably only want a short-term lease, maybe nine months, and you'll probably need to share to make your loan stretch as far as possible.
In which case, plan ahead. Communal living can be fun, a great student experience - but it can be full of pitfalls if one person in a flat doesn't pull their weight, financially or otherwise.
If you are planning to share a house or flat with other students, try to make sure you all have your own tenancy agreements, specifying which room you occupy.
That way you’re only responsible for your own share of the rent, and can give notice separately from your flatmates. If all your names are on one tenancy agreement, you are joint tenants - which means if one of you moves out or stops paying rent, those who remain can find themselves liable for the shortfall and any arrears.
Make sure you register for Council Tax. If you are all students, you will not be charged, although if one or more of you is not a student, they might be liable for something.
Use the lets dubai helpful guides to finding the right property and moving in and our Property Checklist and you won't go far wrong looking for student accommodation.
And remember there are other resources available to you which are not open to the general public. Students Unions often provide free housing advice, as do the student’s services offices or accommodation offices in most universities or colleges. They will often check over leases and tenancy agreements for you and may well keep a list of properties and landlords to avoid.
These bodies will also provide help and advice if you end up in dispute with your landlord, or feel you are being harassed by him.