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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
Greater Manchester Combined Authority opens consultation on its new Good Landlord Charter

Greater Manchester Combined Authority opens consultation on its new Good Landlord Charter

The Charter aims to improve the standard of renting and hold landlords to account, in both the private and social renting sectors
The student rent crisis isn’t just a financial burden, it’s an academic one too

The student rent crisis isn’t just a financial burden, it’s an academic one too

Not only do students face academic and social pressures at university, but they face a financial one too: being used as cash cows by the rental market and the government
Plans for new student accommodation in Hulme rejected for the fourth time

Plans for new student accommodation in Hulme rejected for the fourth time

The erection of a nine-storey block in Hulme, an 11-minute walk from the University, has led local residents and students to protest to “block the block”
Mouldy Manny: How bad for you is a mouldy house?

Mouldy Manny: How bad for you is a mouldy house?

We take a look at some of the myths surrounding household mould, and why you should probably text your landlord again about that damp patch…
Manchester City Council calls for “urgent action” on housing

Manchester City Council calls for “urgent action” on housing

Manchester City Council has called for urgent action to deal with the housing crisis. This includes both increasing the speed of current local plans, which includes social housing, and petitioning the government for “urgent action”.
“I can only afford to go to work one day a week”: How are students being affected by rising oil prices?

“I can only afford to go to work one day a week”: How are students being affected by rising oil prices?

Due to the Russian invasion there is a rise in oil prices so we look at how this has impacted students lives
7 out of 10 high-rise residents in Greater Manchester live in fear of fire in their building

7 out of 10 high-rise residents in Greater Manchester live in fear of fire in their building

Fire and finance amongst the things troubling those living in high-rise buildings the most in Greater Manchester
Manchester City Council review plans for city’s “first zero-carbon business district”

Manchester City Council review plans for city’s “first zero-carbon business district”

The plans will see Central Retail Park in Ancoats transformed into a business space
Manchester to add 100,000 people and 65,000 jobs by 2036

Manchester to add 100,000 people and 65,000 jobs by 2036

This building growth also promises increased attention towards homelessness in the city
‘Bulldoze the estates’: how local and national responses to poverty miss the point

‘Bulldoze the estates’: how local and national responses to poverty miss the point

George Walker argues that Rochdale is emblematic of the systemic national failure to address the deprivation in British towns
Rally to protect Manchester’s green sites draws thousands

Rally to protect Manchester’s green sites draws thousands

Proposals for new housing has received backlash due to the threat to Manchester’s green spaces
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 […]
Beetham Tower in disrepair

Beetham Tower in disrepair

The future of Manchester’s tallest building is unclear following
The profit mine of student housing

The profit mine of student housing

Sophie Marriott argues that The Mancunion’s recent revelations about student housing in Manchester reveals the deep rooted inequalities in higher education.
Students overpaying hundreds for housing as landlords inflate prices

Students overpaying hundreds for housing as landlords inflate prices

The Mancunion investigates the state of Manchester student housing prices in the wake of shocking research revealing how much students are overpaying by nationwide.
A guide on choosing a student property and reporting issues

A guide on choosing a student property and reporting issues

In the midst of student house hunting season, Sophia Ashby takes a look at the do’s and don’ts of choosing a property.
An Interview with ACORN Manchester

An Interview with ACORN Manchester

Isabel Oldman sits down with ACORN Manchester to talk private renting, activism and educating student tenants
Is Lendlease’s lease up? Call for contractor company to be suspended from council contracts

Is Lendlease’s lease up? Call for contractor company to be suspended from council contracts

Construction contractor, Lendlease, have been caught using the same type of cladding found in Grenfell Tower in their Manchester developments
Langdale Hall expansions opposed by local community

Langdale Hall expansions opposed by local community

A proposal to build six ‘townhouses’ with 36 bedrooms for students in Victoria Park has been turned down by Manchester City Council after opposition from nearby residents