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Student accommodation crisis: rents soar as supply dwindles

The UK’s student accommodation market is facing a crisis, as rents skyrocket, supply falls behind and demand increases, according to a new report.
StuRents, a student accommodation portal, says that student rents are now up more than 10% year-on-…

Renters’ Reform Bill creates a ‘purposefully uneven playing field in student rental market’

As Freshers week begins for thousands of students, one association is warning of the effects the Renters Reform Bill will have on the student rental market.
York’s Residential Landlord Association (YRLA) warns that there are massive shortages in the st…

Students face chaos in trying to find accommodation

With A-level results due this week many students could be left facing a battle in finding accommodation.
According to the Times, undergraduates at some universities could be temporarily housed in hotels or offered bunk beds in shared rooms.

Why fixed-term tenancies are actually good for students

 As a recent graduate, I know the difficulties of finding a student house and a proposed ban on fixed-term tenancies will have a serious knock-on effect on students.
Many students start searching for accommodation months in advance. I started searchin…

Michael Gove backtracks on student let reforms

In what appears to be a sudden U-turn, housing secretary Michael Gove is apparently backtracking on his Renters’ Reform Bill, just a week after unveiling it, the Daily Telegraph reports.
It says that the government is now reconsidering whether it…

Scotland’s PBSA is ‘unfit for purpose’

Students in Scotland are being forced to live in unsafe purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and a rent freeze should be reintroduced, a new report reveals.
The National Union of Students in Scotland (NUS) claims that students are being forced t…

75% of PBSA beds snapped up for the autumn term

The struggles for students to find somewhere to live while at university look set to continue with news that 75% of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) has already been snapped up for the next academic year.
The findings from Stripe Property Gro…

3.1 students are chasing EVERY student bed

Students heading or returning to university are fighting it out for limited accommodation with research showing that 3.1 students are chasing EVERY bed.
The findings from Stripe Property Group highlight that the private student rental sector is ‘…

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