Oct
15
“A single-bedroom London flat with no bath and a cupboard-sized kitchen is being offered to students for £548 a week. The flat, which costs £28,000 a year, is owned by Unite Group, the UK’s largest student-housing firm, a company endorsed by University College London. The sky-high price was reported on 11 October, and led to criticism from student leaders. Ben Whittaker, vice-president for welfare at the National Union of Students, said: ‘It is often more profitable for private landlords to supply high-end housing for the very few. Universities, responsible for making affordable accommodation available to all students, should take this more seriously.’”
From Times Higher Education, 15 October 2009
