Student Flats

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Too much development of all types going on everywhere. There are tonnes of unsold houses and flats around here, but still they are building on every corner, sometimes in the most inappropriate places, there are no schools or work place accommodation for these new homes and nowhere to build any, indeed our latest tend is to demolish schools for housing land and convert offices to flats. It's short sighted unsightly and unwanted by anyone here but there's a target to increase properties - why? My daughter did Uni in a shared house - roughing it is part of the student experience - ensuite - I don't have one I wouldn't be paying for the kids to.

Witzend I totally agree. My stepsons have one maisonette near the uni which they let to 5 students through an agent. Come July, they go in to sort it out and make sure all is working, then let stepsons know what needs fixing. (Hard to do sometimes as there is always one of the students late in moving out LOL).

This agent does not put up with damage, but they charge stepsons 9% of the rent. It's been worth it, otherwise the place would be a horror as things would be left to slide and there are dangers as you say from electrics, etc.

Many student rooms have ensuites because the accomodation is used for conference attendees and so on out of term time. Given the high rentals charged, I'd expect a minimum standard, quite honestly, and not a hovel.

My DGD supplemented her income during the holidays by taking on maintenance work for her landlord. When cleaning up after the departure of other students, she was absolutely horrified at the state they left the houses in. While she was still applying for jobs after graduation, she took up cleaning jobs. I wish she still lived near to me! What are parents thinking of, letting their offspring - both male and female - go off to Uni with so little clue about looking after their accommodation? I'd have been very embarrassed if DS had been so messy.
Oh and another reason for en suite bathrooms in student halls of residence is that the majority of them are now unisex.

Better student flats then student housing overwhelming areas of family housing.

DDiL's mother lives on a very pleasant estate of 1960s houses, detached houses, semis and bungalows, built at a time when even standard 3 bedroomed houses came on large landscaped plots. There is a primary school close by and a secondary school immediately adjacent. She has lived there since they were built.

The local university has established a new campus, just across the main road from this estate and gradually many of the houses are being bought up by buy-to-let-to-students owners, who because the space is there, extend them to provide rooms for up to 8 students and their cars.

What was a really attractive estate, with all the facilities to attract and provide for families is now a student colony, with the noise and cars that makes the area unattractive to families. The local council has finally drawn a stop to these houses going into multiple occupancy, but it is a bit late as many of the houses with extensions are no longer suitable for family occupation.