House hunting just got easier

Students listen up – especially early bird types. It's the time of year when the most organised of you start looking for accommodation for next year's studies. Yes, it's not even 2009 yet, we know that, but this is when those in the know snap up all the best houses, leaving only the scraps and cardboard boxes for the rest...

UNITE, the UK's largest manager of student accommodation, has launched a new look website - www.unite-students.com - making it even easier for students around the country to find the perfect place to live.

Whether it's a studio with its own kitchen and living area, or a flat with en-suite bathrooms for up to eight people, UNITE offers the widest possible choice of accommodation.

You can take virtual tours of properties, arrange viewings, put in your preference for groups of up to eight people and have information emailed to you, create your own personal page in which you can handle your bills and view transactions.

UNITE has properties in 23 university cities, so no need to eye-up those cardboard boxes just yet...

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