Private room
12 min door to gate: walk to the gates by the university hospital
Current tenant said it’s free 8 days ago. Check for yourself when you call.
The place
- Housing
- Men's housing
- The space
- Private room
- The flat
- 5 people in the flat, one bathroom
- Floor
- Floor 6, with a lift
- Bills
- Electricity and water included; you pay for internet
- Cooling
- Fan only
- Furniture
- Furnished: bed, wardrobe and desk
- Who listed it
- Current tenant. Living there now and looking for a flatmate, or for someone to take over the bed. Ask whose name is on the contract.
Downsides
- Internet is not included
- Fan only, no AC
Before you go
Said it’s free 8 days ago. It’s been more than 7 days since the last confirmation, so it may be taken. Call first, and don’t go until they confirm it.
Ask on the phone before the trip
- Is the place still free? When can I see it?
- Is the rent EGP 2,100, as in the listing? What does it include?
- Is the deposit EGP 2,100? When does it come back?
- Who will meet me: the owner? Will I see the contract that day?
- Could you send me a video of the room on WhatsApp today?
If anyone asks for money to “hold” the viewing, don’t go and don’t pay. Report it
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Next to the university hospital and the Faculty of Medicine, and one of the busiest student-flat areas. Plenty of choice, but prices climb when term starts.
Good
- Medicine and the university hospital a few steps away
- Lots of flats renting by the bed or by the room
Watch out
- Some flats squeeze four into a room and mattresses into the living room
- The main gate is a fifteen-minute walk
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Viewing day
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Pick a number for each:
- The room: like the photos? Clean?See the room itself, not photos, and count the beds.
- Water and heaterRun the tap and shower: good pressure? Does the heater work?
- Electricity and meterPrepaid card or bill? Who tops it up, and who pays?
- Signal and internetTest on your phone inside the room. Is internet in the rent?
- The people you’d live withDid you meet them? You’ll share a bathroom and kitchen for nine months.
- House rules and timesWhen the door locks, and visits.
- The written contractIs it clear? Length, when the deposit comes back, what happens if you leave early?
- Length and summer rentNine months or a year? Do you pay rent over the summer?
- Furniture and appliancesPhotograph anything broken and send it to the owner before you sign.
- The trip to the gateTry it yourself at 8 AM. How many minutes did it take?
After the viewing: was the listing honest?
Four yes-or-no questions. The advertiser sees the result without your name, and so does whoever comes next.
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