The cheapest cities for university students to share a flat
If your child has approved the selectivity and got place in a university that is in a city other than the family home, this probably sounds familiar to you: you have to look for a floor to share. And what prices! The differences in the price of the room in shared apartment for students They are huge between cities and others. We tell you which are the cheapest.
The situation of looking for a different floor from the family to share among several students is tremendously common close to all Spanish universities, and obviously not only in the first year: some find a flat they like and live in it during all the years of the university career, but others are looking for new 'home' every summer ... and going back to dealing with their prices.
At the time of look for a flat for the university year, the students (and their parents, since they are the ones who pay the monthly payments) are mainly focused on two key aspects: its location with respect to the university and / or the center of the city, and the price. To help you find a good apartment considering its price, we talk about a ranking developed by Uniplaces.
The cheapest cities to rent an apartment
Uniplaces has developed an interesting classification with the most expensive and cheapest university cities to share a flat. In this aspect, this company ensures that renting a three-bedroom apartment in Spain costs an average of 746 euros per month, although the monthly payments vary: Granada, Córdoba and Murcia are the cheapest university cities, while Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Seville have the most expensive rents.
If your son is going to study Pomegranate, You are in luck, at least as far as monthly rent is concerned: the rent of a room costs an average of 194 euros per month. Córdoba follows the Nasrid city closely: rent a room for around 200 euros. In third place, Murcia, where the monthly payment is 212 euros per month.
These are the cities with the cheapest rents, but they are not the only ones. With prices a little more expensive but, even so, below the table, they are located Cádiz Y Valencia (233 euros per month), Salamanca (244 euros / month), Alicante (250 euros per month), Malaga (266 euros per month) and Saragossa (270 euros per month).
Share a flat, more expensive in Madrid and Barcelona
On the other hand, Madrid and Barcelona are two of the university cities where it will cost you the most to pay for a room. A rental in Madrid costs about 400 euros per month, while sharing a flat in Barcelona goes for around 380 euros every month.
Something lower, although still one of the most expensive in Spain, is the price for renting a room in Palma de Mallorca: 293 euros per month, or Seville, where 272 euros per month on average are paid.
Tips when renting an apartment
We have talked about what you are looking for when renting an apartment: location and price. But also personal conditions: for example, if someone likes to be luminous or this is an aspect that is indifferent, they will change your preferences when it comes to finding a suitable apartment.
Now, for many personal preferences, there are certain aspects to take into account when renting the apartment It is good that our children and we know to take into account and avoid small "teasing" taking advantage of our children do not know their rights.
1.- Community expenses. You should not pay community expenses because, according to the Urban Leasing Law, the usual rule is that they are paid by the landlord or landlord, except in those cases where the contract has been expressly agreed otherwise.
2.- Agency. Look carefully if the advertisement specifies that the rent is made through a real estate agency, because if so you must take into account that you must deliver one month more deposit in concept of fees that remains the agency.
3.- Photos. Do not trust the photos and always visit the apartment before signing the contract: the photo may not be recent and the floor may have changed (it may be older and damaged, for example), or the photo may simply have been made so that the space seems wider than it is.
4.- Inventory. Requires next to the contract an inventory of the goods on the floor and check that everything is and works properly, in addition to the floor is delivered clean.
5.- Breakages. The landlord is responsible for things that break, unless something is for everyday use. That is, if a light bulb is blown or a plate is broken, it is the person who lives who must replace it. But if the oven or the washing machine breaks for its own use (and not because the tenant has broken it), the landlord must assume the cost.
Angela R. Bonachera
