#HousingHorror: Birmingham students form housing co-operative
A group of Birmingham students cut out the middle man and establish a housing co-operative. Is there a lesson to learn for Jesmond? A guest post by Chames Zaimeche
Tag Archives: letting agents
#HousingHorror: Burgled and boarded up?
Megan Cunningham reports on one student who discovered a delay in maintenance work following a burglary
#HousingHorror: Gazumped and called liars
Anya Goncharova believed she had secured a home for the year, but was then pressured into a bidding war, Megan Cunningham finds
#HousingHorror: Former university Community Officer speaks out
Megan Cunningham talks to Sarah Hodgson, former Newcastle University Community Officer, about her housing experiences
#HousingHorror: How much notice is needed to enter a property?
Are students being taken for mugs by letting agents? Megan Cunningham reports on her hellish house hunt
#HousingHorror: Our campaign for student rights
Next week we’ll be devoting our site to highlighting the practice and mysteries of student housing. Here’s a taste of what’s to come
Comment: Why are letting agents being offensive?
Students and residents in Jesmond are fed-up of streets plastered with advertising, says Fiona Clarke
Local landlords face fines
Leave a For Sale sign up too long, and pay £2,500, warns Dan Howarth