Who says the first results of the Parcoursup orientation platform – they are expected this Thursday, May 26 from 7 p.m. – says the start, in many families, of the search for student accommodation. Sometimes in a nearby and well-known city, sometimes in a distant city and in which we have no landmarks …
How to do it ? The easiest way is to start with a first selection on the Internet, to get an idea of the accommodation offered and the necessary budget, depending on the formula considered. Because the possibilities are endless …
- Traditional private rental
If you prefer a classic rental, in the private park, Seloger.com and Leboncoin.fr are the two main ad sites. We learn there, for example, that in Bordeaux, the small studios (15 m2) cost around 400 euros per month. Same thing in Lyon. On the other hand, you should rather count 300 euros in Rennes, and 500 to 600 euros in Paris.
These two sites broadcast real estate agency listings, as well as private listings for Leboncoin. For those who want to avoid going through a real estate agency, the sites PAP.fr and Locservice.fr allow direct contact with owners renting accommodation.
Please note, viewing the advertisements on Locservice requires registering, providing relatively comprehensive information, and paying 29 euros, with no guarantee of finding accommodation.
We must be careful not to fall into the nets of one of these ” list merchants “, Regularly denounced by consumer associations such asUFC-What to Choose, who sell lists of housing offers at a high price, up to several hundred euros, with sometimes questionable practices.
Alongside generalist sites, the platform Immojeune.com is aimed more particularly at students, with announcements intended for them.
- Student and university residences
For people on a modest budget, the university residences, the “Crous residences”, offer rooms at very advantageous rates, often around 200 euros per month. Scholarship students have priority. Official website Student.gouv.fr explains how to get such a room.
There is also the possibility of renting a studio in a private student residence, for example through the sites Location -udiant.fr or Fac-habitat.com, Studyrama.com or Adele.org. These residences are entirely reserved for students and provide certain services – snacks, possibility of using a laundromat, etc.
Another possibility is to stay in a student hostel. Present in large cities, they allow you to find a room at a lower cost. But they are in high demand, so it should be done as soon as possible.
Be careful, they are rarely mixed and require to adhere to internal regulations which may seem restrictive to the student – impossibility of receiving friends, of returning very late at night, etc. They can cost the price of a studio, for example 500 euros per month, but full board or half board is included. The sites Foyers-catholiques.org and Unme-asso.com (portal of the National Union of Student Houses) allow you to search for hostels. Namely: some are held by religious orders.
One way is, if not, to look for a room with a private individual. This makes it possible not to be alone in a home, and not to have to manage it entirely. The site Lokaviz.fr lists some, but you have to register first on the official website Messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr to create an account allowing you to view the ads. Registration and consultation are then free.
The site Cohebergement.com also offers rooms, but often for periods shorter than a year of study (a pity that it is not possible to filter long-term rentals in the search). Remember that to be able to be rented, a room must have a surface of at least 9 m2 and have easy access to sanitary facilities and a kitchen.
Finally, sharing an apartment with other students is a very popular option. Among the sites specializing in colocation: Roomlala.com, Appartager.com and Lacartedescolocs.fr, which allows you to easily view the flatshare on a map of the chosen city. Leboncoin.fr also offers them. The site Colocatere.com, a newcomer, promises “high-end” housing.
“On behalf of landlords, we are looking for apartments or houses to renovate. We carry out the work with quality materials then we find roommates and manage the accommodation. Services like Internet are included. It takes 300 to 650 euros per month and the roommate agrees to sign internal regulations relating in particular to the evenings or cleaning “, explains Loïg Lemeilleur, director of Colocatère, present in twenty-six cities. Each roommate has their own bathroom – not unnecessary to avoid a lot of tension …