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Ignore the NIMBYs opposing Gamecock: We have to build our way out of the student housing crisis

Ignore the NIMBYs opposing Gamecock: We have to build our way out of the student housing crisis

The petition by Manchester Student Renters’ Union, Manchester Leftist Action, and others only serves to aggravate Manchester’s housing shortage
Flowers and Free Prints: How to decorate your student room on a budget

Flowers and Free Prints: How to decorate your student room on a budget

Feel like your student room needs sprucing up? Here are some great ways to decorate your room without breaking the bank!
Dirty underwear, a broken boiler and £400 in cleaning fees: a laundry list of problems with Thornley Groves

Dirty underwear, a broken boiler and £400 in cleaning fees: a laundry list of problems with Thornley Groves

From holes in the roof to melting oven trays, students tell us about their experience renting with Thornley Groves Fallowfield and how it’s impacted their wellbeing
Charity demands universities be guarantor for students without family

Charity demands universities be guarantor for students without family

The Unite Foundation, a charity supporting in “estranged, or care-experienced children” have launched a campaign promoting universities stepping in as rent guarantors
Honestly? I don’t quite get the Fallowfield hype

Honestly? I don’t quite get the Fallowfield hype

Didn’t make it into Fallowfield in first year? Don’t worry, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be
Grand design your home on a budget

Grand design your home on a budget

Transform your student space with these tops tips, ranging from plants and prints to nifty storage solutions.
Chancellors Hotel to be converted into student accommodation

Chancellors Hotel to be converted into student accommodation

The conversion will add 64 new student rooms, in addition to other facilities
Universities minister calls summit over “deeply concerning” student accommodation delays

Universities minister calls summit over “deeply concerning” student accommodation delays

The summit comes after some students have faced delays over the opening of their housing, forcing them into temporary accommodation

We need to stop neglecting student housing

We can stand by the sad state of student accommodation no longer

Squatter hell for Salford students

Refusal of previous tenant to leave the property has split up a group of five friends

Andy Burnham to crack down on private landlords

Caps on rent and strict regulations are in order because student housing is “way below standard,” Andy Burnham tells The Mancunion

Are letting agents doing enough for student tenants?

Are students really to blame for their poor standards of housing?

Advice to first-year house hunters

Panicking about housing for next year? Don’t worry! Shannon Winterbone is here to share her own experiences, and give some useful advice about house hunting

Students lose £32 million in rental deposits

New research reveals that four in ten students had their deposit retained at the end of last term, losing in total £32 million this year in rental deposits