Bristol students: best foot forward for next year’s accommodation
January 30, 2008
Are they environmentally-conscious or do the students who attend the University of the West of England just like a long lie-in before setting off for class? Whichever it is, many state a preference for living within walking distance of their university.
That’s what the Grant Management team found last week when they set up stall at the U. of W. of E. campus.
Katie and the rest of our Bristol brigade were particularly well-positioned to field the students’ questions - and even to show them just how close some of our student accommodation is to their university - as they set themselves up in the union bar, always a reliable source of traffic.
For the next few hours. they fielded countless questions, offered advice and did their best to match students with suitable properties.
“Our aim was to get lots of interest from students looking for accommodation during their next academic year,” said Katie. “Students are being very organised in getting accommodation arranged 6 months in advance, as they are aware that the good stuff goes quickly.”
That meant a lot of interest throughout the day. The most-requested areas? Horfield, Filton and Fishpond. The most-stipulated size of house? Accommodation for three to five.
The favourite form of commute? Shanks’ pony of course.
House doctor? Providing accommodation for doctors and nurses in Bristol
October 18, 2007
News from Bristol of an arrangement to help house the city’s doctors and nurses. Katie, who works in our Bristol office met Sandra Perret at Bristol Royal Infirmary yesterday. Sandra (that’s her on the left) is the residencies manager at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, arranging accommodation for hospital staff - not just from the BRI but also from Bristol Oncology, St Michael’s, the dental and the eye hospitals and Bristol Children’s Hospital.
The infirmary does have its own accommodation of course but occasionally it can’t meet the needs of all of their doctors and nurses and they have to look to outside agencies such as Grant Management for help.
As many of you will know we have an ambassadors programme which allows us to financially reward people who make referrals to us but rather than receiving cash, Sandra has requested the equivalent in duvets and pillows for their staff accommodation, as the trust is always short of these. An ideal arrangement.
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