Zero Carbon Headingley, a scheme launched by Leeds Property Association, aims to introduce a ‘Low Carbon’ badge to properties with high energy efficiency ratings. The label will enable students searching for a house to easily […]
89 Sexual Offence Crimes Committed in Hyde Park and Headingley This Year
Statistics revealed in a Freedom of Information request show that 89 offences were committed in the Hyde Park and Headingley area, with 78 victims being women. A Freedom of Information request to the West Yorkshire […]
Should Letting Agents Be Held Accountable for Sub-Par Service?
The struggle of looking for accommodation and sorting out housing issues with friends is a rite of passage for university students. Unfortunately, there’s a perception that letting agents treat students differently to other tenants who […]
Properties, penny-pinching and pigeons: one man’s plight
Landlords can be cruel. Especially those puppeteering the lucrative student property business in Leeds. Pulling all the strings from their position of power, tweaking penniless undergrad underlings; a few years in student housing will teach […]
Your House Hunting Worries, Debunked
House hunting can be stressful, especially if it’s your first time. Rumours are already starting to get around which might be making you anxious about looking for somewhere to live. As someone that’s done house […]
Is Your Deposit Protected?
New research from the Centre of Economics on behalf of money.co.uk has shown that 1 in 7 landlords do not protect their tenant’s deposits through a third party, despite government intervention to make it a […]
Students Affected by Building Delays
Property development company Pinnacle Student Developments have come under fire for failing to complete building work on time, meaning many students had to move in to alternative accommodation or live in half finished developments. Pinnacle began […]
Leeds Student Left High and Dry with Hole in Roof
A Leeds University student has told The Gryphon that he was unable to live in his Hyde Park bedroom for over three weeks in September and October because his estate agent failed to repair a […]
Unipol-accredited Sugarhouse taken to tribunal
The Union has warned house hunters to be vigilant before signing for a property after a letting agency which caused ‘confusion’ was taken to a Unipol tribunal. It was found that Sugarhouse refused to provide […]
Hyde Park ‘letter scam’ revealed as university project
After days of confusion, it has been revealed that letters sent out to a number of student houses in Hyde Park, appearing to be from a bogus letting agent attempting to enter properties illegally, is […]
Alarm causes ‘weekend of hell’
Students who live on a Hyde Park street have suffered a ‘weekend of hell’ as their neighbour’s burglar alarm sounded for 48 hours non-stop. Residents on Ebberston Terrace reported the disturbance to the Council on […]
Union warning after landlords dodge deposits
The Union has warned of landlords who fail to inform students of money taken from their deposits after a letting agency was suspended from the Unipol Code. A tribunal in June found UK Pads had […]