Landlords are responsible for most repairs.
After battling through the smorgasbord of showings, landlords and contract negotiations, the property is, to all intents and purposes, yours.
Most students are first-time house hunters and unfortunately there are landlords who will exploit their naivety.
When Davis asked him about exploitative bosses and slum landlords, Cameron claimed to be infuriated.
In the text category, Taylor Auerbach of the Daily Telegraph has been nominated for his reports on slum landlords and Amnesty international, and Guardian Australia's own Michael Safi has been recognised for his reporting on terror and asylum seekers.
Also ask where your deposit is held: landlords must protect your deposit in a government-authorised scheme, and inform you of the details.
The law students help draft letters to landlords and tell students what costs are reasonable – and unreasonable.
"I think landlords do take advantage of students," says Owen Wilson, a final-year student at Northumbria University who has lived in private accommodation throughout his time at university.
"As first-time renters, students are especially vulnerable to rogue landlords and the other pitfalls of our broken rental market, simply because they have less experience of it," says Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter.
Organisations such as the Resolution Foundation and the charity Shelter, have exposed examples of rogue landlords withholding deposits unfairly, refusing long-term contracts and failing to ensure adequate standards in homes.
The trio scored well against ten criteria, including bringing in licensing schemes, fining lettings agents that break the law, prosecuting criminal landlords and running phone lines to give renters advice.
