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Student Accommodation in Selly Oak Birmingham

At Unipads we don't provide just the bricks and mortar. We also supply everything else you will need whilst inside it to make your University stay as comfortable as possible.

Bedrooms are fully equipped with modern furnishings, many with plasma screens and fitted wardrobes too!  Meanwhile, our open planned living student accommodation in Selly Oak enjoy generous kitchens with dining facilities complemented with high spec appliances.  There is even some funky wall art in every house.

All the little extras such as vacuum cleaners and microwaves are also included for your use at no extra charge.

So often we hear of Birmingham students visiting perspective properties and reserving that house based on the soft furnishings, only to find out when they move in it's all vanished, or even replaced with inferior alternatives - yes you guessed it, that 50' plasma screen and snazzy glass coffee table belonged to the tenants themselves!  Some tenants are even asked to hire, at their cost, the TV or washing machine, or face an urgent trip to IKEA to find a suitable desk chair!

 Don't worry...because when you choose a Unipads student house in Birmingham, everything you saw in terms of the trendy furniture and useful equipment when you viewed it will still in place, and waiting for you when you make that Unipads student house your home.

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The Unipads Brand Stands for Quality – Luxury Student Accomodation In Selly Oak

If you live in or want to live in a Unipads house, the one thing you can be assured of is that very few landlords put as much effort and attention to detail as we do.

The Unipads, known for luxury student accommodation in Selly Oak, stands for quality.

To say we put a lot of effort into our houses is a gross understatement. In the summer holiday period just ended we upgraded no fewer than 9 properties, of which 2 were total refurbishments with everything in the house being renewed including kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, carpets, beds, furniture, window blinds, TV's etc etc. The other 7 were all upgrades of one sort or another including new bathrooms, furniture, carpet etc.

We at Unipads have learnt over the years that we cannot stand still with our refurb programme. When our tenants return after their summer holidays they will want to find a house which is ready for occupation and which has been brought up to as good as possible condition.

Unipads – the student houses in selly oak, offer top quality at realistic rents. We don't claim to be the cheapest nor are we the most expensive. We want our tenants to live in a safe environment with all the facilities that they might have at home so our houses will typically contain a washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, fridge, freezer, oven, hob, large TV in the lounge. A typical Unipads bedroom will contain a double bed, wardrobe (either built in or free standing), chest of drawers, bedside table, study desk and chair and in many cases there will also be a wall mounted or desk-top TV.

We have in the past and will continue to assess each of our properties every year to see where improvements can be made.

Just look at our magnificent recent development at Elliott Villas. 6 beautiful houses in an excellent location built entirely from scratch. There is not enough room in this blog to explain fully how superb these houses are. Check out our Unipads website and you will get a flavour, then arrange a viewing asap to see for yourself. Houses of this quality and location will not remain available for long so don't delay. Check them out !

The details and photos on our website generally should give you a flavour of what we have to offer but please do contact us if you have any specific requirements.

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Fees charged by the agents - Student Housing In Selly Oak

University students in Birmingham looking for student housing in Selly Oak area -BEWARE!

One particular agent, who shall of course remain nameless, has been known to use a particular ruse to perpetrate the most appalling scam on unsuspecting young Birmingham University students looking for accommodation in Selly Oak. A group of students went to view a particular property with this Selly Oak estate agent. They loved the house and went back to the agents office to sign up. First of all, each of them had to pay the agent a registration fee which effectively is a fee that the agents charge for nothing else other than showing the group over some houses. Most students think that this fee might form part of the deposit. NO IT DOES NOT. It goes straight into their pockets.

UNIPADS  DO NOT CHARGE FEES When the students went back to sign the tenancy agreement they were told by the agents that unfortunately the house they wanted had been signed up by another group. However they do have other houses for the same number of people which they could offer. When the students told the agents that they didn't like any of the alternatives and asked for their registration fee back they were told that they couldn't have it. The agents told the unsuspecting students that the registration form they signed and the fee they paid was not for that specific property but covered any property that might be offered to them.

PLEASE BE WARY OF THIS TYPE OF SCAM AND DO NOT GET CAUGHT OUT.

We at UNIPADS DO NOT charge any fees.

With us you are dealing DIRECTLY with the landlords and not through any intermediaries.

Unipads is a leading provider of student accommodation in Selly Oak, Birmingham. Our properties set the benchmark in luxury quality for the Birmingham student market.

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Student Houses In Selly Oak | Unipads

Well here we are again. That hectic time when students from The University of Birmingham and BCU begin their search for student houses in selly oak for the next academic year.

 How things have changed over the years. 20 years ago Birmingham students would make it their business when they came back to University after the Easter holidays to secure a house for the following year, the tenancy period for which would commence just a couple months later in July. That would be in late April/early May.

 By the early years of the new millennium that search for Selly Oak student accommodation would start when students returned after the Xmas/New Year break in early January. This wasn’t only for Birmingham University students. This earlier search for accommodation could also be seen in other major University cities.

 The more alert student then had a good idea. “Why don’t we get our student accommodation sorted out before the Xmas holiday ? Then we don’t have to worry about it when we get back in January.”

 Without it actually being publicised, that notion seemed to sweep through the various halls of residence in Selly Oak and before long, letting student houses before Xmas became the norm for the University of Birmingham.

 At Unipads, we have always been very confident of letting our Birmingham student houses early and that is, in the main, due to the high quality of our properties.

 The vast majority of Unipads houses are in the Selly Oak area and they have been designed in such a way as to greatly appeal to Birmingham University students who are looking for a quality property for their year at University. Such is the quality of our Unipads student houses in that there are many cases in which Birmingham students will stay on in the same house for a second year because the house offers them everything they could possibly need in a student home.

We look forward to hearing from you so please check out our beautiful student houses in Selly Oak on our Unipads website and select to view the houses that meet your search criteria.

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Looking For You In Selly Oak - Student Housing In Selly Oak - Unipads

What happens if things go wrong? We at Unipads have the answer!

More often than not, when prospective students from the University of Birmingham are looking for a student house or flat in Selly Oak, they do not really think about problems that might occur in the property.

What happens if the shower stops working or if a radiator starts to leak ? We, at Unipads – known for student lets in Birmingham, are aware of the importance of providing a speedy response to students and we are very proud of our record on this subject. Our trusted maintenance team are usually in the Selly Oak student area and deal with most issues within 24 hours, if not faster!

Our suggestion to you when viewing a property is "speak to the current tenants". They will tell you about our record on the subject. Hopefully there won't have been any problems, but if there have been any, we like to think that the issue was corrected swiftly.

This should give you the confidence to know that a Unipads house is a safe house and you won’t find a better property to live in Selly Oak!

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Unipads And Covid - Student Housing In Selly Oak

The tenants in our Unipads properties are experiencing very testing times and we have been most impressed so far with the resilience that is being shown by them.

It cannot be a lot of fun being stuck indoors and almost every couple of days my Unipads colleagues are hearing about another house where someone has tested positive and so they have to isolate for a certain period. That then affects the rest of the house as well.

Not much fun !! but there is no choice other than to accept things as they are and make the most of it. If you have to be stuck in at home then a Unipads house is the best place to be.

When we created Unipads, it was at a time when student housing in Selly Oak was generally not very inviting and we decided then to do our little bit to improve standards generally.

To give you an idea: 1. Landlords did not provide lounge TV’s. We at Unipads were one of the first landlords to do this. I remember the first TV we supplied was a 14” box TV which sat on a stool in the lounge with an indoor aerial attached. The tenants were so grateful. 2.Washing machines were not provided and if they were then the tenant was responsible for the maintenance costs if the unit broke down or didn’t work. Unipads houses were amongst the first to include these in the rent and were also responsible if they broke down. 3. Landlords did not provide tumble dryers or dishwashers – Unipads houses were amongst the first to include these. 4. Not every house had double glazing in those days. Whenever we purchased a new Unipads property that was always the first thing that was corrected. 5. Smoke detectors were not installed in houses. This is an absolute must, so again, whenever we bought a new Unipads house, one of the first jobs was to install mains-wired detectors.

All this was over 20 years ago but how things have changed !!

Our mission at Unipads is to provide the very best possible accommodation for students in Birmingham and we think we are doing a pretty good job !!

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What Happens If Things Goes Wrong – Students Flats in Selly Oak - Unipads

What happens if things go wrong? Unipads have the answers.

Unipads is a leading provider of student accommodation in Selly Oak, Birmingham. Our properties set the benchmark in luxury quality for the Birmingham student market.

More often than not, when prospective student tenants from the University of Birmingham are looking for a house in Selly Oak for the next year, they do not really think about problems that might occur in the house.

What happens if the shower stops working or if a radiator starts to leak ?

We, at Unipads, are aware of the importance of providing a speedy response to this type of problem and we are very proud of our record on this subject. Our trusted maintenance team are usually in the Selly Oak student houses and deal with most issues within 24 hours.

Our suggestion to you when viewing a property is "speak to the current tenants". They will tell you about our record on the subject. Hopefully there won't have been any problems, but if there have been any, we like to think that the issue was corrected swiftly.

This should give you the confidence to know that a Unipads house is a safe house and that everything works properly.

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What Happens If Things Goes Wrong – Students Flats in Selly Oak - Unipads

What happens if things go wrong? Unipads have the answers.

Unipads is a leading provider of student accommodation in Selly Oak, Birmingham. Our properties set the benchmark in luxury quality for the Birmingham student market.

More often than not, when prospective student tenants from the University of Birmingham are looking for a house in Selly Oak for the next year, they do not really think about problems that might occur in the house.

What happens if the shower stops working or if a radiator starts to leak ?

We, at Unipads, are aware of the importance of providing a speedy response to this type of problem and we are very proud of our record on this subject. Our trusted maintenance team are usually in the Selly Oak student houses and deal with most issues within 24 hours.

Our suggestion to you when viewing a property is "speak to the current tenants". They will tell you about our record on the subject. Hopefully there won't have been any problems, but if there have been any, we like to think that the issue was corrected swiftly.

This should give you the confidence to know that a Unipads house is a safe house and that everything works properly.

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Living In A Unipad - Student Houses In Selly Oak

At Unipads we don't provide just the bricks and mortar.  We also supply everything else you will need whilst inside it to make your University stay as comfortable as possible.

Bedrooms are fully equipped with modern furnishings!  Meanwhile, our open planned living houses in Selly Oak for students enjoy generous kitchens with dining facilities complemented with high spec appliances.  There is even some funky wall art in every house.

All the little extras such as vacuum cleaners and microwaves are also included for your use at no extra charge. Our brand new Apartment Scheme, Elliott Apartments, also includes a Cleaning Service!

So often we hear of University of Birmingham students visiting properties and reserving that house or apartment based on the soft furnishings, only to find out when they move in it's all vanished, or even replaced with inferior alternatives - yes you guessed it, that 50' plasma screen and snazzy glass coffee table belonged to the tenants themselves!  Some tenants are even asked to hire, at their cost, the TV or washing machine, or face an urgent trip to IKEA to find a suitable desk chair!

Don't worry...because when you choose a Unipads student property, everything you saw in terms of the trendy furniture and useful equipment when you viewed it will still in place, and waiting for you when you make that Unipads student houses your home. This is particularly important as our tenants start to move into their Selly Oak Properties in advance of the new University term commencing in a few weeks!

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Houses In Selly Oak | Unipads

Wow !! Where did the past year go ?

It doesn’t seem like 5 minutes since we were showing prospective tenants around our Selly Oak properties last year.

The world of student accommodation doesn’t stand still nor do we at Unipads. In the past year we have completed our magnificent development at Elliott Apartments. 

In the same way as an old pub on Coronation Road was turned into 6 beautiful student homes (Elliott Villas) just a couple of years ago, so an old tyre replacement garage has been turned into our state of the art Elliott Apartments on Selly Hill Road. 8 superb apartments, all with ensuite facilities, each one designed to offer the ultimate in student accommodation. 

Elsewhere, during this summer we are refurbishing no fewer than 5 of our houses in Selly Oak, ranging from ground floor improvements at 175 Hubert Road and 6 Rose Cottages through to a total re-design at 282 Hubert Road converting a tired, old style house into a 6 bedroom house with all en-suite bathrooms.

Check out the details on our Unipads website. 

You won’t be disappointed.

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Do Not Rush!

This has been the theme suggested by Birmingham University on the subject of student housing in Selly Oak every year that we can remember. For those students looking for accommodation for next year they tell you not to rush, indeed in many cases they say "leave it until the New Year".

One short story tells the tale of one girl who adhered to Birmingham University's advice not to rush when she was looking for a student house in Selly Oak.

A couple of years ago, on the first day back at Uni in January she went into one of the local estate agents and all she wanted was a 5 bed house but the minimum criteria was that the house had to have 2 bathrooms.

When I saw her she was sitting there in tears having been told that all the 5 bed 2 bathroom houses had gone before Christmas. I asked her why she had left it so late to look and she told me the housing department at the University had told her so.

The bottom line is this: if you are looking for student accommodation in Selly Oak for next year follow the 3 point plan.

1. discuss with your friends how many people you want to live with.

2. set your upper budget for price.

3. check out our Unipads website for houses of your chosen size and price and select up to a maximum of 5 to view.

We will then show you our superb houses, all in Selly Oak, and you can select the one that you like the best.

You do not have to take our word for it but please believe us when we tell you that THE BEST HOUSES ALWAYS GO FIRST".

Thinking about student accommodation in Selly Oak ? Think UNIPADS

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Luxury Selly Oak Accommodation for University Students in Birmingham

Unipads is a leading provider of student accommodation in Selly Oak, Birmingham. Our properties set the benchmark in luxury quality for the Birmingham student market.

The launch pad to an unforgettable time at your chosen university in Birmingham. Living in a Unipad, you will appreciate the modern interior, combined with a social and vibrant environment for you to enjoy every moment of student life in the company of friends and fellow students.

Designed to cater for the every need and desire of the modern day student, Unipads is undeniably the choice for those who demand the most out of their University experience.