Struggling to find accommodation in/around Durham! Advice please!
I'm desperate to find someplace to live for myself, my primary school aged child & our senior dog. I'm an undergraduate second year student at Durham Uni and I can't seem to rent anyplace because I haven't got a personal UK guarantor. The letting agencies all seem to require a guarantor that I know personally that owns a house and reject the companies :/ I live about an hour and a half commute from uni as is & with my hours being doubled this coming year I won't be able to manage parenting and school with the distance- thus the move.
If anyone could point me to suitable areas closer to the university that would be amazing. I do have a car and I'm willing to drive 15-20 minutes to the uni if necessary but I'm struggling to figure out what villages are decent and a landlord who wouldn't need a personal guarantor! Any assistance or advice would be really appreciated, thank you!
Edit: There are plenty of student accommodations near the university that accept these guarantor companies but they won't allow me to bring my child.
Edit 2: Just wanted to pop in and thank everyone for the help and words of advice, I was able to secure a property yesterday the 10th! Appreciate you all and if anyone in the future comes across this post, my biggest advice is Open Rent!!