Housing & Community

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Howard University students announce deal after weeks long protest over poor housing conditions

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Back in October, more than 150 people spent 33 days sleeping in tents outside the Blackburn University Center protesting against poor housing conditions and...
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A textbook case: first year law student sues landlord and wins

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Jack Simm got a first taste of what it's like to be a lawyer when he sued his landlord after it turned out that...
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UK student rent now surpasses average maintenance loan

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Rent has increased 60% in the last ten years rising to £7,347 per annum, according to a new survey. This figure eclipses a normal...
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Battling the ‘toxic’ UK student housing market

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A website has been created by a Bristol University alumni to tackle the "injustices" of the student rental market which has been tarnished by...
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Students taken advantage of in Edinburgh rental scams

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Huge demand for accommodation in the busy city of Edinburgh has meant scammers are rife, offering places that are not available, or simply don't...
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Renting and rogue landlords: a rite of passage in student living?

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If the rental scene wasn't bad enough in many places across the country, those that do end up finding accommodation may face something much...
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UK universities embroiled in government’s ‘second job scandal’

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Boris Johnson’s independent adviser on ministerial interests, Chris Geidt, has been called on to step down from his position as chair of the council...
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Linguistic freedom threatened in Catalan universities

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The Generalitat (Government of Catalonia) is making university directors in Catalonia commit to increase the number of subjects taught in the Catalan language to...
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Megadorm Madness

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A new student dorm being built in the US is raising concerns not only for its crimes against design, but its crimes against humanity. The...

Winners Announced for the UK & Ireland National Student Housing Awards 2021

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The awards, broadcast at 10am on 30th September 2021, were presented by Tim Daplyn (Director of Strategy and Partnerships) and Sarah Ead (Head of...
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