Most apartments available within the University neighborhood suitable  for international students are not furnished. They are in form of single or double bedroomed apartments. The double bedroomed apartments have communal kitchen, bathroom and living room. The student is expected to make individual arrangements for bedroom furnishings (bed, desk, chair, cupboard), bedding and bed linen (pillow, duvet, blanket), kitchen equipment including cutlery, crockery and cooking utensils, fridge and stove. Most houses do not have laundry facilities.All houses are secured with burglar bars and security gates. Electricity, water and cleaning services are included in the rental amount. Some accommodation has a pay-as-you-go electricity system – in those cases electricity will not be included in the rent but will be an extra expense. Excluded (you will have to pay extra for these items): Electricity where there is a pay-as-you-go meter, meals, telephone calls, wireless internet usage (if included in rental, the landlord will specify this on arrival) and television rental if required. First time students are encouraged to share a two bedroomed apartment on arrival but can move to on non-shared arrangement once they get familiar with the University neighborhood. Rent is paid on monthly basis with  a one month deposit.