STUDENT Barry Will pays £450 a month in rent in St Andrews while the students who live next door in an identical three bedroom house pay £1500 a…
STUDENT Barry Will pays £450 a month in rent in St Andrews while the students who live next door in an identical three bedroom house pay £1500 a month – each.
“In the worst cases we are hearing 50 to 100% increases in rent which is just pure exploitation,” said Will, who is president of the St Andrews Students’ Association. While the effect of the rent cap “loophole” is being felt by people taking on new tenancies across Scotland, students in Glasgow, Edinburgh and St Andrews which have been suffering accommodation pressures for some time, are particularly badly hit and many are starting to commute to university rather than stay close by.
He added: “The Scottish Government also needs to increase funding for students, otherwise the poorest ones are going to suffer the worst impact. “Rents in halls and managed accommodation have risen this year by approximately 8%, to address major increases in energy, material and maintenance costs, and general inflation.“Accommodation fees are set in consultation with elected student representatives. When the discussions began in October last year, CPI was at 11% and forecast to increase further.
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