Accommodation
Assessing your accommodation needs
Before you start looking for accommodation you need to assess what your needs are. What is important to you? What accommodation have you lived in, in the past? What made it comfortable, and what made it uncomfortable? Asking yourself these questions will help to focus you on your housing requirements.
Location
- Do you want to live on or off-campus? Don’t assume that campus accommodation in Ireland is the same as campus accommodation in your home country.
- Do you rely on public transport? If so, consider living on-campus, or off-campus near the University or on major public transport routes.
- Will you look for part time work? Think of where you will look for work and how you will get to your workplace.
Facilities
- Do you want your own room? Do you need a quiet place for study, strong light for design drawings, access to a computer, an area to practice musical instruments?
- Are you willing to share bathroom and kitchen facilities?
- Will you need to connect to utilities such as electricity, gas, and telephone?
- Do you want meals provided? If so, do you have any special dietary requirements, such as vegetarian or halal food?
- Will you need furniture? All on-campus accommodation is furnished. The majority of private accommodation off-campus also rents fully furnished.
Legal Questions
- How long do you require accommodation?
- What are the conditions of the tenancy agreement?
- Bills: If your name is on a utility bill (eg. electricity, telephone, gas) you are legally responsible for payment. Ensure all co-tenants share the responsibilities and have their names on all the bills.
Costs
- How much is the rent?
- How much is the security deposit?
- What are the costs of the average utility bills?
- Are there any connection fees?
Finding accommodation
The University appreciates how important it is for students to have comfortable accommodation at a reasonable price. Within UCC there are two separate offices which assist with accommodation: UCC Campus Accommodation and the Accommodation Office. UCC Campus Accommodation may be booked and the deposit paid, on-line. The University's Accommodation Office provides a free comprehensive service designed to assist students in finding suitable and reasonably priced offcampus accommodation quickly.
Complex Accommodation Details
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Temporary Accommodation Details
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