Probably not worth mentioning his student status and just talking to them or meeting them first. If they like him they probably wouldn't care if he's a student.Horse wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:33 pmAlthough not explicit, there is some anti-student selection, eg 'professional' only. He's already contacted one or two to explain that he's been working for over two years, so is a growned up.Greenman wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:00 pm Should be able to find rooms for under £600 in a house share.
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DefTrap wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:30 pm ... stoodents fault, they're all bankrolled by wealthy parents from the shires.
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So their first impressions of you are that you lied by omission?Greenman wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:34 pm Probably not worth mentioning his student status and just talking to them or meeting them first. If they like him they probably wouldn't care if he's a student.
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My cousin did exactly that, when her own went to uni. Son managed the property, the rent the rest of his buds subbed in more than paid for the mortgage.Horse wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:35 pm
Do you recall, years ago, when the Tory 'housing' Minister's daughter was going to Oxford? He bought her a house ...
But this was a while ago, decent Bristol townhouses are really silly money now.
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If you say that telling them he is a student first will not get him the place, what do you have to lose?Horse wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:36 pmSo their first impressions of you are that you lied by omission?Greenman wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:34 pm Probably not worth mentioning his student status and just talking to them or meeting them first. If they like him they probably wouldn't care if he's a student.
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For me, several hours driving down there. For him, half a day off work.Greenman wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:46 pmIf you say that telling them he is a student first will not get him the place, what do you have to lose?Horse wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:36 pmSo their first impressions of you are that you lied by omission?Greenman wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:34 pm Probably not worth mentioning his student status and just talking to them or meeting them first. If they like him they probably wouldn't care if he's a student.
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