{"id":3143,"date":"2018-12-26T14:47:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T14:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2018\/12\/26\/can-we-justify-real-cost-cheap-student-accommodation\/"},"modified":"2018-12-26T14:47:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T14:47:16","slug":"can-we-justify-real-cost-cheap-student-accommodation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/can-we-justify-real-cost-cheap-student-accommodation\/","title":{"rendered":"Can we justify the real cost of cheap student accommodation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does living in cheap accommodation during our studies mean we have to give up basic living standards?<\/p>\n

Lack of care and attention from their landlord has left two girls at the end of their rope as they are forced to live with issues that should be top priority for landlords.<\/p>\n

The two girls, who have asked not to be named, have been living with issues in their accommodation they have been repeatedly been told would be fixed as soon as possible for the past few months.<\/p>\n

The main issue they have been facing is their back gate. It has been broken since they moved in, which means they cannot remove their bins from their backyard. This has led to an overflow of waste right behind their back door.<\/p>\n

One girl said: \u201cThis is ridiculous! We have asked for this issue to be fixed since the first day we got here.<\/p>\n

“There has been minimal effort and response to our calls asking for it to be fixed, it\u2019s been months now and the rubbish is piling up! We\u2019ve been living like this for months and I\u2019m sick of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rubbish has been piling up with no where to move it for months<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The issue was claimed to be top priority by their realtor, but three months in and it still hasn\u2019t been resolved.<\/p>\n

Another issue is the lack of heat in the house. With only the landlord having access to the heating system, the girls are forced to bear the harsh winter cold until the heating comes on for a short period at a set time.<\/p>\n

The lack of heat is causing the walls in the house to become damp, which has led to mould growth on the windowsills and walls.<\/p>\n

The second girl said: \u201cThe heat issue is probably worse than the rubbish. We sit in a freezing house with mould growing on the walls and no matter how hard we try to fix the problem ourselves it just doesn\u2019t go away. We\u2019re both just cold and annoyed all the time now! It\u2019s frustrating coming back from work or uni to a house with so many big issues.\u201d<\/p>\n