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First-hand advice for new tenants

Hello people, As many of you will be coming to Norwich, or England in general, to study, I thought it is a good idea to inform you about the critiria you should pay attention to when choosing your new house/accomodation. Having lived outside campus for 2 years and having moved into two different houses in Norwich, I can tell you that I have made all the wrong choices one can make when choosing a house so listen up in order to learn from my mistakes! If you found an advertisment or if you heard about a house which sounds interesting, all you have to do is to find the contact information of the owner and ask him for a "viewing". He/She will then arrange for you to view the house and see it from inside. Now, this is the most important moment of your decision-making process. The first thing you need to check when you walk in the house is the temperature. If your viewing is on Summer and the house is really hot, this normally means that the house is very easily affected by the