Blimey, that WIWIKAU is very extensive -more like moving into your first home than halls 😆
Check with the uni re mini-fridges and other large electrical items, as lots won’t allow them in rooms and they do do room checks, they usually say when, but daughter’s friend’s pet rat got discovered during a random check.
Each flat is provided with a hoover, usually a Henry which stinks after a few weeks because someone hoovered up liquid, despite a large notice saying not to 🙄
Re printer, we did get a small one, but apparently they really don’t need them nowadays as work is all done/submitted online. It didn’t come out of its box.
Desk lamps are usually provided but aren’t great, so we did get a really good one.
However, we got a fireproof/water damage bag (Amazon) to keep passport/ EHIC etc. in when not needed, along with certified copies of passport and birth certificate (needed for DBS check if volunteering for certain things), rather than the original.
Photocopies of our household insurance details (they usually do get some coverage via the uni), our family travel insurance info in case they go abroad (household and travel obviously depends on your insurer, but ours covers them in education up to 25 yo), EHIC or whatever the new replacement is.
Also a list of important phone numbers (i.e family, friends, lost bank/credit cards) should their rucksack containing computer, phone get lost/damaged/stolen -they can usually only remember their own phone number 🙄 Hasn’t happened to us 🤞 but it has happened.
P.S. Fireproof/water damage proof bag may seem a little over the top and a bit odd, but after having to fill in a risk assessment form for a school trip to some far flung place (which was then cancelled due to Covid), it seemed rather sensible. It’s inexpensive and would be very useful should there be a fire and the sprinklers come on!