to ask for advice about student accommodation in York

[yellowellies]

OK, so not really an AIBU, as I know I'm not unreasonable to ask for advice - I just want advice.......

DS2 is due to start at York Uni in 2 weeks, but missed his accommodation offer e-mail from the University, so that's withdrawn. He is on the waiting list but no one can tell him if/when there will be anything available. He has tried Rightmove, Gumtree, all the estate agents/student lettings companies on the Uni approved list and still hasn't found anything. I'm guessing others are in the same boat, because each property he arranges to see has 5/6 people looking at it.

Does anyone have any other ideas?

Or - in cloud cuckoo ideal world scenario - does anyone have a DC at York Uni who needs a housemate???

@IAmALazyArse he has contacted loads of landlords/houseshares from there, and has had a ‘couple’ (actually 7) of viewings from there, but has been turned down for each one. The ratio of enquires that turn in to viewings is poor- lots of the rooms are already let and the site not updated- and then he hasn’t had any luck with the viewings he has had.

I’m not trying to be one of those posters who rejects all suggestions, and I am grateful for peoples responses, but he is trying to sort this out now, and I’m sorry if my explanations are not precise enough

@stucknoue yes that’s the case here too! York seems different though😒

Update- he has just messaged me and is seeing a new house he found through Gumtree tonight. Fingers crossed 🤞