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Posted on Friday, 27th November 2020
All our classes are going online, and we, students have been given a window to travel home. So what about next year? Do we secure an apartment or wait as the Universities have been telling us? Here we look at what questions you might ask yourself.
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Posted on Friday, 6th November 2020
With Lockdown 2.0 imposed, can you still find student accommodation? Absolutely! Next year you will still be at University, and you will need a student apartment after leaving Halls in July 2021.
Posted on Friday, 23rd October 2020
I am back again to explain a bit more about how to eat better and healthier during the lockdown on campus and throughout University. Here I’ll start by explaining the basics of food for a good and healthy student lifestyle.
Posted on Friday, 2nd October 2020
Landlords often think you'll hibernate in your room, as long as you have a TV in there. Hence, they turn the living room into another student rental bedroom to raise profit! SPTL are different
Posted on Tuesday, 30th June 2020
This month might be a chance to take advantage of the offers from Universities. Covid-19 has led to a decrease in the numbers of international students. So Universities are desperate for students to enrol on their courses. Is this the time to change?
Posted on Tuesday, 23rd June 2020
SPTL Accommodation Survey for 2019/2020, for those that have lived with us for the past year (open to both those moving out and that have stayed on). Closing date of the survey 4th July 2020
Posted on Tuesday, 26th May 2020
The coronavirus is still with us, and restrictions are still in place. We can pretty much say goodbye to being on campus until later this year. So, what are the chances of us returning to normal, back to Uni in September? What sort of learning environment can we expect?
Posted on Monday, 23rd March 2020
With Universities and schools closing and many of us forced to self-isolate, we thought we’d give you some ways to occupy yourself while stuck indoors.
Posted on Tuesday, 31st December 2019
Oh, dear! Christmas was full of parties and sparkling fun, NYE full of promise. However, along comes #Veganary and #Dryanuary to halt our excesses. Even leaflets for the local gym popping through the letterbox isn’t helping. If that’s not enough, January exams loom and you so forgot to do some revision! So, what is a poor student to do to get on top of everything? Here we shall look at getting your life back on track after the Christmas break and how to plan this next semester.
Posted on Tuesday, 20th August 2019
Heading to university can be an exciting time in your life, but it is also fraught with major adulting tasks to do. One of them is finding your own accommodation. We are going to explain all the avenues you can explore and some of the pitfalls in your search for the perfect place.
