If you have started university this year, or are a returning student, it will be a significantly different experience to what you may have originally expected. When you first de...

If you’re about to go into your final year of university, it is entirely normal to feel stressed and apprehensive about what is to come. Although this year is bound to be more...

Whether you’re moving into a house share for the first time, or moving into student accommodation, it is important to have all the student kitchen essentials when you move! Pa...

It’s that time of year and, if you’ve just moved into a new student house share or a professional house share in Leeds with a bunch of people you don’t yet know, it’s time ...

Students across the UK have now been in a COVID-19 lockdown for some time, both in student accommodation and at home. While some may be thriving, others are struggling. Whether ...

IMPORTANT UPDATE (24/03/2020): The UK is now in lockdown. Please stay home and only leave for exercise once per day, while maintaining social distancing. Aside from that, you may o...

Looking after your health and wellbeing is super important, and your sexual health is included within that. The only difference between general health and sexual health is that ...

In an ideal world, nobody would have to 'come out,' as heterosexuality and gender wouldn't be assumed. However, we are still a little while off that as a society. So, many people f...

As a student who hasn’t planned for it, it can be scary to miss a period or display other symptoms of early pregnancy. It is a situation that can cause all manner of worries to f...

Everyone who’s been to uni or lived in a house share at any point will recognise this problem: a housemate’s partner staying over at your house more often than they stay at the...

Toxic relationships are unfortunately prevalent in society and university is no exception. It’s therefore important that we are all fully aware of the warning signs and what to d...

While it is well known that many students head home each year for the Christmas break, many students also stay at university, too. So, if you are one of those students staying at u...

You’ve landed a place at your university of choice — well done. Now comes the harder bit — all that socialising! Going to university is all about meeting new people and ma...

All universities understand that occasionally students will go through difficult times in their lives, and this will impact upon their academic performance. After all, universit...

I think we can all agree that being a student in the UK is expensive these days. The tuition fees alone are astronomical, and then there are living costs on top of that such as ...

The end of October brings a welcome opportunity for students to chill out, get dressed up, decorate their digs, and have some fun. However, fancy dress costumes and house decora...

When you rent a student house with Pickard Properties, you can choose to rent 'bills exclusive' or 'bills inclusive'. Both options have their pros and cons, as you might expect, so...

You’re at university and have been repeatedly told that these will be the best years of your life, but you’re not having much fun. In reality, you’re missing your friends and...

Pickard Properties was delighted to be sponsoring Leeds Varsity this year and the experience certainly did not disappoint. We enjoyed two days of fantastic sportsmanship and the gr...

It’s Freshers’ Week as we write and you’re probably having too good a time right now to be reading this blog post! You’ll be busy getting to know your new roomies, meeting ...