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£1.3 million spent on maintenance of University of Manchester student accommodation

£1.3 million spent on maintenance of University of Manchester student accommodation

Oak House sinkhole? Oak House receives £1.3 million in maintenance funds as it continues to house students
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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
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Students in halls restricted from drying clothes in their flats

Students in halls restricted from drying clothes in their flats

Concerns include the fire risk of clothes driers which obstruct passageways and the risk of mould increased by moisture and poor air circulation
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A guide to: City halls

A guide to: City halls

Our guide to the often lesser-known city halls at the University of Manchester, which cater to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
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A guide to: Victoria Park halls

A guide to: Victoria Park halls

Found between the university campus and Fallowfield halls, we’re giving you our guide to UoM’s Victoria Park student accommodation.
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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
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Artefact of the Week: Owens Park Tower

Artefact of the Week: Owens Park Tower

In this instalment of artefact of the week, Chess Bradley examines the once halls of residence and brutalist monstrosity, The Tower.
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Mansion Point and the changing face of student accommodation

Mansion Point and the changing face of student accommodation

Fresh new halls are filling the huge void left by the emptying of the Owens Park Tower at the start of this academic year. Mansion Point is the latest of these additions to Fallowfield life, offering a renovated Allen Hall, the old postgraduate accommodation on Wilmslow Road, from the beginning of next academic year. It’s […]
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Fal-low: has the state of Fallowfield reached a new low?

Fal-low: has the state of Fallowfield reached a new low?

Liv Clarke and Emily Broncz examine the current state of Fallowfield and ask whether it falls out of favour with older students
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“Living in fear”: Horror as cockroaches infest Owens Park

“Living in fear”: Horror as cockroaches infest Owens Park

First year students at UoM are demanding compensation after finding their flat crawling with cockroaches
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Student accommodation covered with Grenfell-type cladding

Student accommodation covered with Grenfell-type cladding

Hundreds of students living in un-safe accommodation due to defective cladding
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We need to stop neglecting student housing

We can stand by the sad state of student accommodation no longer
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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
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Brexit rush causes university to have shortage of accommodation

The University of Warwick has a shortage of accommodation for postgraduates and freshers, as they experience a rush of EU students pre-Brexit
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Research shows 10 per cent increase in student rent on last year

New research shows that student rents are continuing to rise despite controversy, with Manchester averaging a 7 per cent increase over the past year
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UCL Cut The Rent achieves £1 million concession

Following a five-month rent strike in protest of extortionate student accommodation, UCL students have secured promises of bursaries and rent freezes
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Owens Park’s £200m refurbishment

For years there have been rumours of knocking down the Owens Park Tower, but it now appears these plans have been officially set in motion
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Student accommodation reaches breaking point as half of students struggle with rent

In the three years between 2010 and 2013, student rent prices rose at almost double the rate of the wider rental market. The NUS is calling for rent controls to combat the “crisis”
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The unofficial Freshers guide to scams

Every year students are being scammed, but what is anybody doing about it?
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