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Student renters are getting scammed out of their deposits
The great swindle — Rogue landlords are exploiting young and inexperienced renters and leaving them in mental and financial turmoil, reports Niall Hignett.
Written by: Niall Hignett
How landlords are exploiting London’s homelessness crisis
Broken system — As the pandemic forces droves more people into hardship, landlords and letting agents are capitalising on our worsening housing emergency.
Written by: Alex Norris
The young people on benefits shut out of the rental market
No DSS — Letting agents and landlords now declare that benefits tenants are welcome – but this is not as transformative as it seems, and there’s a big, unfair catch that young renters are bearing the brunt of.
Written by: Daniel Reast
The anarchists helping students take on landlords
This is SolFed — Throughout the pandemic, the government has neglected students – particularly when it comes to housing. But a group of old school activists are stepping in and using their radical politics to fight for a younger generation.
Written by: Katie Tobin
The National Union of Students will support student rent strikes across the UK
This is just the start — The National Union of Students has just announced it'll be helping organise and supporting rent strikes across the United Kingdom. It's a radical move that could see hundreds of thousands of students withholding tens of millions of pounds. If successful, the impact of organised rent strikes succeeding could be huge on and off campuses.
Written by: Michael Segalov
A victory for London's rent striking students
This is just the start — Students in London have been on rent-strike for months, demanding more affordable accommodation. One university has now offered to cut the rip-off rents they're charging, but it's just the start of tackling London's housing crisis.
Written by: Jack Richardson
Students in London are struggling, but our rent strike is about a whole lot more
From where I stand — Pissed off London students like me are refusing to pay their rent in protest, but our rent strike isn't just about us; it is about our responsibility to the communities we live in too.
Written by: Liam Renouf
Pissed off London students have stopped paying their rip off rents
The cost of living crisis — As the deadly cycle of social cleansing continues in the housing market, angry students risk their well being to tackle the issue head on. Students in London are refusing to pay their rent, because quite frankly they just can’t afford to.
Written by: Taylor McGraa
Pissed off London students protested high rents last night
The cost of living crisis — Students in London took to the streets last night to demand their university cut the cost of rent, as a rent strike at University College London continues.
Written by: Michael Segalov