“I think the university accommodation team put profit before their students’ wellbeing and mental health.” Sarah Garraway reports.
Why millennials will be worst hit by COVID-19
Millennials, or generation Y, are those born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s or early 2000s. Typically, these have been good years to be born in Europe, providing millennials with the benefits from […]
LUU Music Theatre Society’s ‘RENT’ Brings A Classic To Life
RENT is one of my favourite musicals, so when I found out the Music Theatre Society was performing it I was excited to see their take. For those unfamiliar with the Broadway hit, RENT tells […]
Students Struggling to Pay Rent
More than 17,000 students living in university accommodation fell behind on their housing payments last year, according to recent figures. A small but growing number of students are facing eviction. Last year, 97 students had […]
Campus Watch: Students take landlords to court – and win
A group of students at the University of Bristol successfully sued their landlord for unreasonably taking money from their rental deposit. The six students received a letter from their letting agency informing them that nearly […]
Soaring halls prices halted by Exec victory
Real term rent cuts agreed after cost of accommodation rises 19% in five years. LUU Community Officer Jamie Ali has secured an agreement between LUU and Leeds University to make ‘real term rent cuts’ in […]
Asquith House developers suspended over delays
The student accommodation company, Urban Student Life (USL), has been suspended for a year from the Code for Non-Educational Establishments by the Codes Full Tribunal. Such a suspension is very rare, and this is only […]
News | HOUSING CASE STUDY 2: Damp problems
Student Cribs disappointed and angered one group of students, who moved into one of the company’s cheaper houses. The property was rented at £94pw, including broadband but excluding all other bills. One tenant, a second […]
Top Ten Moving Week Moments
1. Packing up your room at the end of a university year is the best way to awaken the eco-warrior in even the most reluctant of us as we pile up leaflet after leaflet after […]
Students win case against Landlord
Five students have won a court case against their landlord, after he tried to claim a year’s worth of rent from them. The second year students won their own claim as well as their legal […]