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Having received their A-Level results and bagged a place at university, thousands of new students will be joining those starting their second or third years in hunting for accommodation.

However, with many likely to be renting for the first time, it is easy to get caught out in the student lettings market. Emaill4Property.co.uk, offers these handy tips to help cash-strapped students find the right accommodation at the right price.

As the new term approaches, mydeposits.co.uk, a Government-authorised tenancy deposit protection scheme, has compiled top tips for students heading off to university and renting a property for the first time.

With so many things to think about and organise, from taking care of finances and student loans to materials, books and equipment for studies, moving can seem quite daunting.

Pupils will get an early look at the brand new school they helped design this week.

Building work has finished at the new £7.4m Park View Community School in Miles Platting in east Manchester, which will replace the existing Park View Primary School and will open in September 2010.

A lack of finance deals available to landlords will lead to a severe shortage in student accommodation for the forthcoming academic year.

As the academic year draws to an end, students are already turning their thoughts towards next year’s accommodation.

Councils have spent at least £160 million doing the legally required preparation and paperwork for school rebuilding projects which have now been cancelled, new figures revealed today.

The structure of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) scheme required councils to carry out detailed public consultation and to recruit and commission designers and architects ahead of programmes being given the final go-ahead.

The summer holidays are fast approaching and of the one million students living in rented accommodation in the UK, the majority won’t have any problems getting their deposit back.

If, however, you have had some scrapes and caused some damage – maybe red wine stains that won’t shift or burn marks in the carpet – tenancy deposit protection scheme, mydeposits.co.uk has top tips to help you work with your landlord and ensure you check out of your rented property without any issues.

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) and the National Union of Students (NUS) are warning new students not to be caught out by unscrupulous landlords.

As the end of the academic year approaches, many students are preparing to go to university for the first time or are looking to change accommodation in time for the start of the new university year in September.

With 88 per cent of University students currently living in privately rented accommodation, there is a huge audience for student landlords to capitalise on. The days of roughing it in digs are long gone, so it is important for landlords to understand what turns students on in terms of housing, if they are to secure tenants.

A recent survey of over 1,100 students reveals that students rank big bedrooms and kitchens with ample surface space at the top of their wish list. Buy-to-let landlords wanting speedy signings should take note of the results when embarking on their property hunt.

Further Education Colleges will be given the opportunity to bid for a share of £50 million for building projects.

Around 150 colleges who have yet to significantly benefit from the capital programme will each receive approximately £225,000 under a £30 million Renewal Grant - bringing real benefits to the learning and training of young people.

The World Cup is already causing division among flatmates, according to a recent survey conducted by flatshare website Easyroommate.co.uk.

Over two-thirds of flatsharers (67%) will be watching the World cup with their flatmate. But friendships will be tested as 55% of flatsharers will be supporting different countries to their flatmates.