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The next House Hunting Event will take place on Wednesday 14th - Friday 16th August 2013.

The House Hunting Event is organised by the Postgraduate Recruitment Office in conjunction with the Graduate Centre. The full event schedule will be sent out once it has been finalised but below is a brief summary of what you can expect:

Day 1

• Morning: Arrival and check-in for accommodation.
• Lunchtime: Registration and welcome pack collection.
• Early Afternoon: Introductory sessions (Househunting 'Nuts and Bolts', different areas of Cardiff, tenancy agreements, finding accommodation to rent).
• Late Afternoon: Ice-breaking activities to help you get to know other attendees at the event and find potential housemates.
• Evening: A buffet dinner and pub quiz (included in the event fee).

Day 2

• Morning: Breakfast and Re-Shuffle opportunity (optional)
• Throughout the day:
  Drop-in clinics with Students Union Advisor to review tenancy agreements.
  Free time to check out properties available to rent and to organise viewings either on your own or in a group.
• Evening: Group dinner in town (optional, not included in event fee)

Day 3

• Morning: Breakfast and Re-Shuffle opportunity (optional)
• Throughout the day:
  Drop-in clinics with Students Union Advisor to review tenancy agreements.
  Free time to check out properties available to rent and to organise viewings either on your own or in a group.

Please note if you have only booked 2 nights accommodation you will need to vacate your room by 10am. A secure room in the Graduate Centre will be available for you to store your bags after checking out.

• Standard package: single en suite bedroom on the nights of Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th August with an evening reception and meal on Wednesday 14th August 2013: £55 (including reception and evening buffet)

• Extended package: standard package plus accommodation for the night of Friday 16th August: £75 (including reception and evening buffet)

• Reception only option: full event participation including evening reception and meal on Wednesday 14th August 2013 – please note there is no accommodation with this option: £11 (only reception and evening buffet)

We are now accepting bookings for this event. To book your place, please download and complete a booking form (see the 'Resources' box, normally in the right hand column of this page).

Please remember that teaching placements for PGCE students are in and around Cardiff and, for some students, it may be better to locate outside Cardiff for Part 2 of the course (January until the end of May). It therefore may not be advisable for you to enter into a long-term contract with a landlord in August.

This event is not aimed at students who are seeking short-term lets. Students seeking short-term lets are welcome to attend but you should note that these are usually not released by landlords until end August/beginning of Sept.

The Student Advisory service maintains a list of private accommodation which is available to rent and which includes those available for short-term let. For further information about short-term letting in Cardiff please contact Student Advisory (advice@cardiff.ac.uk or 029 2078 1410).

Continuing postgraduate students who are looking for shared rented accommodation for the remaining year/s of their postgraduate study at Cardiff University are welcome to attend this event.