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London students have demanded “immediate” action to improve their “appalling” university accommodation which is costing some up to £225 a week. UCL students behind the RENTS campaign say ...
A UCL spokesperson told the Independent the university has issued a number of accommodation fee reminders throughout this academic year, giving students “a substantial amount of time” to pay ...
(Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images) Top London university UCL is under fire this afternoon for forcing residents of a postgraduate residence hall to move out of their student accommodation – with ...
UCL Accommodation Representative Jack Kershaw said: “These unnecessary and widespread issues highlight a systemic disregard for students’ wellbeing at these halls. We hope to achieve a satisfactory ...
Recently, we announced the 2018/19 UCL Accommodation Rents which were jointly agreed by Students’ Union UCL, the UCL Cut the Rent campaign and UCL. These include: • Continuing to freeze rents on 14 ...
An organiser of the UCL Cut the Rent campaign told the Guardian that the high price of accommodation is putting people off university. ‘The cost of rent has gone up dramatically,’ said Angus O ...
is also student accommodation, while Redcar Beacon - also known as the Vertical Pier - came third. Islington Council had refused planning permission for UCL's building, however that was overturned ...
University students have refused to pay thousands of pounds in rent in a protest against "soaring" accommodation costs. The 150 University College London (UCL) students have said they are "collect ...