{"id":8853,"date":"2019-06-30T12:58:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T12:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/?p=8853"},"modified":"2019-08-06T14:50:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T14:50:35","slug":"moving-out-of-my-student-accommodation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/moving-out-of-my-student-accommodation\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving out of my student accommodation!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Between May and June is when University students start to finish their exams and start to think about moving out! Some students tend to stay in the same accommodation from second year onwards, but if like me you want to move to a new property or you\u2019re moving back then you need to start thinking about packing up your belongings! There are lots of things to think about when moving out, so I put together a little checklist with tips and tricks to help remind you. This might prove helpful for when you pack up and move to University in September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear out: Before packing up all your things it is good to\ngo through all your things and start clearing some belongings you might not\nwant anymore. For clothes you can pack them up and take them to a charity shop!\nFor old school work you can recycle all the folders, etc. I did a big clear out\nof all my clothes and things and then I didn\u2019t have nearly as much to pack! It\nwas a big spring clean that helped with a brand new start!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Start small: When packing up to move out of University, I\nstarted with all the smaller things first like my folders and books. I used lots\nof \u2018Bags for Life\u2019 to put all my documents in and other things I had around my\nroom like plants, picture frames and candles. I moved all of these things out\nof my property first, so I only had furniture, clothes, duvets and pillows from\nmy room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ikea bags: Ikea bags are great for moving out as a student!\nThey are huge, cheap bags and you can pack so many things into them! As I live\nquite close, I would fill the bag, take it home and then come back and fill it\nup again. This might not be an option for many people, so just grab multiple\nbags. They are strong and sturdy and a cheap alternative to buying large cardboard\nboxes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kitchen: After doing the small things in my room, I did the kitchen next. Again, I shoved everything into Bags for Life and managed to only need two or three. Make sure to go through your cupboards and clear out food you don\u2019t want and food you want to take back, you do not want to leave anything behind! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Freezer: Many landlords (not in first year accommodation)\nwill want you to defrost the freezer so you clean it properly. I recommend putting\nlots of towels down that you may not want any more before defrosting overnight!\nThen give it a good clean out and turn it back on! It is a really simple job\nwhich can sound quite daunting, but its easy peasy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cleaning: Make sure you are cleaning as you go along with\nmoving, this will make it easier for the landlord. After all your things are\nmoved out you can do a big clean of your room, kitchen and lounge. Always make\nsure you and your housemates are sharing out the workload, as its no fun doing\nall the cleaning by yourself! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bills: Remember to close all your accounts (of course not if you\u2019re moving from home to University), before moving properties. This will be energy bills, WiFi and TV bills etc. Also, if you\u2019re moving out early you can apply for a refund from your TV license which I did this year. It\u2019s quick and easy to fill out a form and you can get around \u00a350 back which is always nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bins: Check what days your bin goes out (probably only\napplicable for second year students onwards) so that you can make sure you get\nall your bins sorted before you leave. You do not want to leave any bins in the\nproperty. Around the time students are moving out, the council might put on\nextra days to pick up bins to make your life easier! Or ask a neighbour if they\ncan put your bins out for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One last check: Finally, make sure you do once last check.\nCheck all the rooms, the bathroom, the kitchen, the lounge, underneath the beds,\ndrawers, wardrobes \u2013 EVERYTHING. I am sure you have missed one thing; we always\ndo. Once you\u2019re sure everything had been moved out and cleaned, you can hand in\nyour keys!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It sounds daunting but it is a fairly easy process. I am all sorted for the summer now, settled back in at home. I\u2019ve moved six times over my time as an undergraduate, so I would like to think I have mastered the skills of moving. Enjoy moving yourselves and if there are any questions do not hesitate to leave them below! \ud83d\ude0a <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Between May and June is when University students start to finish their exams and start to think about moving out! Some students tend to stay in the same accommodation from […]","protected":false},"author":1523,"featured_media":8854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[696,10,692],"tags":[128,129,417,455,231],"class_list":["post-8853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice-for-students","category-living-away-from-home","category-top-tips","tag-moving-home","tag-moving-in","tag-moving-out","tag-moving-to-university","tag-packing"],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1523"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8853"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9414,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8853\/revisions\/9414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}