Dossing
It is possible - if not likely - that at some stage during your time in the UK you will either be a dosser or be asked by someone if they can doss at your place. Dossing gives you a roof over your head and a spot on the floor until you find your own accommodation on arrival or after extended travels.
However, to a surprising number of travellers dossing becomes a way of life moving from flat to flat as they outstay their welcome at each and every one. In other words, some people are happy freeloading off others and taking advantage of the hospitality offered. Beware of such people, and make sure that the rules for dossers are clear for example, it is not uncommon to charge £5 to £10 per night and expect a contribution to cleaning etc, and expect to provide the same if you are dossing with others.
Of course there are a lot of flats that are almost unofficial hostels, with a small core of semi-permanent residents and an ever-changing cast of dossers and short-termers. If 16 people in 3 bedrooms sounds like your kind of thing, or money is especially tight, accommodation listings in magazines such as TNT and New Zealand News UK can point you in the right direction. The Gumtree portal also has listings.
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