Fantastic student cookery demo at Mamma's Pizza

Last night we returned to Mamma's Pizza in the Grassmarket for a chat about starting your own business and another cookery demonstration.

Paul Duncan of Mamma's Pizza

Inspired and promoted by the Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE), we shifted the focus of the event slightly to add a more business-focussed element. Consequently, students heard from Mamma's owner Paul Duncan and our Operations Director Steve Coyle about their paths into business. 

Before too long, chefs Pete and Dave took over and demonstrated making a tasty Chilli con Carne with dark chocolate being the secret ingredient, creating your own pizza as well as cooking a tasty apple crumble - all in well under an hour. Granted, they'd proofed a batch of pizza dough beforehand.

The questions kept coming, relating to business, food and student flats for the new academic year, throughout the evening - until everyone settled down to tuck into pizza and chilli as well as trying home-made salsa and guacamole, topped off with a generous helping of apple crumble and custard. Yummy!

Are you planning to move soon?

A survey published today suggests that one in four UK adults are looking to move this year - this includes both 'renters' and 'owners'.

Figures show that nearly 50% of 18 to 24 year olds are looking for a new home, many of which will be students planning ahead for the new academic year. For us as lettings agents, February to April can easily be the busiest time of the year, when listings of student flats available for 2014/15 are posted on our website, viewings are held and prospective tenants come to our offices to secure their perfect home for the next year.

We'll be posting available students lets in early February and, this year, we're delighted to present our biggest range of flats yet. They're located throughout the city, with many three to six bedroom tenements in Marchmont, Bruntsfield and Newington - ideal for sharing with a few friends.

Take a look at our lettings process and stay tuned for all of our student flats to hit our website in a few weeks' time. Between now and then, we'll be bringing you tips on what to look for and how to avoid getting stuck with a 'rogue' landlord'.

Time for Edinburgh Uni's reFreshers Fair!

Whilst it's not too late to wish you and yours a Happy New year, we're looking ahead to the next academic year and have started planning for EUSA's reFreshers Fair!

If you've only just arrived at Edinburgh Uni or are starting to think about where to live next year, come and see us on Thursday, 16 January, at Potterrow Dome, from 11am to 3 pm.

Our team will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about renting your first flat together with your friends, how to find the perfect student pad and how to deal with the paperwork involved. Sounds awfully serious? Well, we'll be running a competition on our stand, too! Not to mention all the events EUSA themselves will be running between 13 and 19 January.

Our student properties for 2014/15 will be launched in February, so now is a great time to like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to make sure you don't miss out on some of Edinburgh's most sought-after student flats!