Understanding the Hidden Reality of Housing Insecurity in Brighton
One in 88 people are homeless in Brighton and Hove, according to Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity. This horrifying…
Brighton and Hove To Launch New Landlord Licensing Scheme
Plans to introduce licences for all residential landlords in parts of Brighton and Hove are on course for launch this…
Why Do Landlords Hate Us?
You’re a student and chances are you’re living in a slightly mouldy semi detached house somewhere in Brighton or its…
House-acquaintances: Is it Okay if They’re Not Your Mates?
If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what does that make eight? While this may seem like a rejected GCSE…
Renting Unaffordable for Young People
South East among the most expensive areas to rent as revealed by BBC research. Research carried out by The BBC…
Tenancy clemency: Uni pilots guarantor scheme.
The Student’s Union and University Housing Services have announced a new rent guarantor pilot scheme. The scheme provides a guarantor…
Housing headache: over 300 students lose out on accommodation
The University of Sussex has placed 180 students in hotel accommodation. Coming at a time of increasing student numbers following…
Landlords vs. Agencies: the student housing dilemma
RESULTS ARE IN: STUDENTS REVEAL THEIR HORROR STORIES IN HOUSING SURVEY The landscape of accommodation hunting at Sussex University has been…
The Big Debate: housing on campus
After ‘The Guardian’ suggested that Sussex’s accommodation is tantamount to a miniature class sytem, we asked two students their views.…
Brighton mums tackle student housing costs
Two Brighton mothers have established a home-swapping scheme for cash-strapped students. Hermione Pask and Becci Cari had the idea that…
Quality landlords needed for student rental service
More positive landlord recommendations are being sought by the new Student Lettings Service, which opened its doors in December last…
Students slam landlords and letting agents in new survey
The results of this year’s Rate Your Landlord survey has highlighted many of the problems faced by students living in…
Landlords rule in latest survey
Landlords rated higher than lettings agents in this year’s Rate Your Landlord survey, organised by the Universities of Sussex and…
Two legs good, eight legs bad
When renting a student house, it is important to realise that less people generally equals less cheese, less spare eyeliner…
Landlords – fit and proper people?
Landlords may have to be deemed “fit and proper” before being allowed to let properties in the private sector, according…
Meeting discusses critical state of Studentification in Brighton
On Friday 17 October students, established residents and council officials debated the issue of studentification in Brighton. The initial meeting…