Hey, this is exactly what my situation was up until last week! I'm moving from Oslo to Glasgow in September which means no viewings, meeting potential landlords or flatmates before the move in day. I looked for ages on various sites with no luck, and I was determined to not move without having a place to live, and I refuse to live in student housing seeing how that would have been a nightmare for me (living with a bunch of 18 year olds who just moved out for the first time? Kill me instead). Anyway, I contacted both landlords and private people with ads for rooms, but as soon as they found out I couldn't come see in person they didn't even bother replying. I found my flat because I put up an ad myself, where I listed how much i'd be willing to pay per month, my interests, that I'm clean and tidy (hey, I promise I will be by the time I move, don't judge), a couple of pictures and a few sentences about that I was unable to come see in person, and that I was terribly sorry about that, but that's just how the situation was. I got 5 replies during the first 24 hours, and now I have an amazing room in a great area of town for really cheap! Seriously, posting your own ad is the way to go. Good luck!