Mayors will be told to have a plan. But not over student numbers... Mayors will be told to have a plan. But not over student numbers… by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 17/12/24
On student housing, DfE just doesn't have the heart On student housing, DfE just doesn’t have the heart by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 10/12/24
Are students clustering out locals in the battle for housing? Are students clustering out locals in the battle for housing? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 18/11/24 1
What’s been going on with the Renters' Rights Bill? What’s been going on with the Renters’ Rights Bill? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 30/10/24
Wales' international students may get a guarantor for their rent Wales’ international students may get a guarantor for their rent by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 24/10/24
Welsh student housing is a problem. Spain may be a solution Welsh student housing is a problem. Spain may be a solution by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 22/10/24
2022 broke the student housing market. Here's how to avoid a repeat 2022 broke the student housing market. Here’s how to avoid a repeat by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 16/10/24 1
Won't somebody think of the landlords Won’t somebody think of the landlords by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 10/10/24 3
Image: Midjourney Labour’s plans for renting won’t work for students. Here’s how to fix them by Jim Dickinson Comment 12/09/24 1
As international students fall, rents start to fall As international students fall, rents start to fall by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/08/24 1
Living away from home is becoming less and less affordable Living away from home is becoming less and less affordable by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 7/08/24 2
Image: Midjourney If international numbers keep falling, what happens to the towers that housed them? by Jim Dickinson Comment 22/07/24 4
Student finance is at crisis point in the capital Student finance is at crisis point in the capital by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 28/05/24
The Renter's (Reform) Bill gets watered down even further - and it's students who will lose out The Renter’s (Reform) Bill gets watered down even further – and it’s students who will lose out by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 28/03/24
Scotland's review of student accommodation emerges. Sort of Scotland’s review of student accommodation emerges. Sort of by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 26/02/24
Here’s two easy ways to fix the Renters (Reform) Bill Here’s two easy ways to fix the Renters (Reform) Bill by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/02/24
Do better student housing rights hit supply of beds? It doesn't look like it Do better student housing rights hit supply of beds? It doesn’t look like it by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 18/12/23
The Renters (Reform) Bill reaches committee stage The Renters (Reform) Bill reaches committee stage by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 15/11/23
We increased rents at a rate of double than we originally intended We increased rents at a rate of double than we originally intended by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 3/11/23 1
shutterstock_1736862350 We cap rents now for low income families. Why not students? by Rory Hughes Comment 30/10/23
Image: Midjourney What is the rest of Europe doing about student housing? by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/10/23 1
In the Commons, debates about students are all about perspective In the Commons, debates about students are all about perspective by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 24/10/23 2
Are international students crowding out Scottish students? Not in the way the Scottish Conservatives think Are international students crowding out Scottish students? Not in the way the Scottish Conservatives think by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 22/10/23
A compromise over students emerges on the Renters (Reform) Bill A compromise over students emerges on the Renters (Reform) Bill by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 20/10/23 2
Universities UK chucks student tenants under the bus as the Renters (Reform) Bill returns Universities UK chucks student tenants under the bus as the Renters (Reform) Bill returns by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 20/10/23
Image: Midjourney The debate over international students is shifting into place by Jim Dickinson Comment 4/10/23 4
Having nowhere to live isn't a game though Having nowhere to live isn’t a game though by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 6/09/23 1
The student pizza parties are back over the Severn Bridge The student pizza parties are back over the Severn Bridge by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 4/08/23
Image: IKON In several cities this September, students have nowhere to live by Jim Dickinson Comment 2/08/23 1
Gove backtracks on student renters' rights. HEPI agrees Gove backtracks on student renters’ rights. HEPI agrees by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 24/05/23
Image: Midjourney Students win better housing rights – if they can find a house to start with by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 17/05/23 1
Image: Midjourney Students and high-quality, affordable housing – why don’t they get it? by Harry Hughes-Slattery SU Blogs blogs-su 11/05/23
Dependants of international PGTs won't be able to get a visa Dependants of international PGTs won’t be able to get a visa by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/05/23 3
Where do students live now? And where did they live a decade ago? Where do students live now? And where did they live a decade ago? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 19/04/23
Image: Shutterstock What happens when student numbers grow faster than bed spaces? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 10/03/23 3
Image: Shutterstock Students are struggling with rental costs – what is the government doing to help? by Laura Brown SU Blogs blogs-su 8/02/23
Image: Shutterstock To make progress on the awarding gap we must also address the belonging gap by Jenny Shaw Comment 3/02/23
Where do students live (Census 2021 edition) Where do students live (Census 2021 edition) by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 6/01/23
Private sector rental, fuel poverty, and student accommodation Private sector rental, fuel poverty, and student accommodation by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 5/01/23 2
A broken student housing market can't deliver safety A broken student housing market can’t deliver safety by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 20/12/22 2
Looking more closely at the student immigration figures Looking more closely at the student immigration figures by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 29/11/22 1
Image: Shutterstock What should SUs do about the lack of student housing? by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 17/11/22
Who will take responsibility for student housing? Who will take responsibility for student housing? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 13/11/22
What has gone wrong with international students and family accommodation? What has gone wrong with international students and family accommodation? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/11/22 3
Image: Shutterstock Where you find students depends on how you look for them by David Kernohan Data 3/11/22
Image: Shutterstock Student housing policy presents choices that the sector should grasp by Jim Dickinson Comment 28/10/22 1
Would a cut to international student numbers really be a "hammer blow" to the economy? Would a cut to international student numbers really be a “hammer blow” to the economy? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 17/10/22 4
Are safer homes and better rights for students about to be traded off in an accommodation supply crisis? Are safer homes and better rights for students about to be traded off in an accommodation supply crisis? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 2/09/22
Image: Shutterstock We cap costs for social renters. Why not students too? by Rory Hughes Comment 2/09/22
Ireland has a full-blown student housing crisis. Is the UK next? Ireland has a full-blown student housing crisis. Is the UK next? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 23/08/22 1
Image: Shutterstock Should we room students with those that are just like them? by Emily Owen Comment 29/07/22 6
Image: Shutterstock How to improve the quality of student housing by Rory Hughes SU Blogs blogs-su 4/07/22
Image: Shutterstock Rental reform is coming – what should SUs do next? by Rory Hughes SU Blogs blogs-su 30/06/22 7
Image: Shutterstock Achieving a fairer private rental sector – what SUs need to know by Jim Dickinson SU Briefings blogs-su 17/06/22
Image: Shutterstock Students are about to get better housing rights – and landlords are absolutely furious by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 17/06/22 4
Ten student housing issues for the APPG students to think about Ten student housing issues for the APPG students to think about by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 22/03/22
Image: Shutterstock Racial inequity plays out in university accommodation as well as the classroom by Jenny Shaw Analysis 7/02/22 3
Image: Shutterstock The competing demands of Scotland’s student accommodation inquiry by Sunday Blake Policy Watch 31/01/22
shutterstock_394977193 (1) Accommodation costs are pricing students out of education by Hillary Gyebi-Ababio Comment 10/12/21
Image: Shutterstock Get in a room and show us the (student housing) plan by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/12/21 2
Image: Shutterstock Accommodation costs are pricing students out of education by Hillary Gyebi-Ababio SU Blogs blogs-su 10/12/21 1
Image: Shutterstock Student housing is broken at the foundations by Becky Ricketts SU Blogs blogs-su 17/11/21 2
Who will take responsibility for fixing student accommodation? Who will take responsibility for fixing student accommodation? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 24/09/21 1
Image: Shutterstock Student renters need to know their rights by Wonkhe SUs explainer SUs blogs-su 17/09/21
Image: Shutterstock If hybrid learning is here to stay, student housing is about more than a bed by Hillary Gyebi-Ababio SU Blogs blogs-su 25/08/21
Image: Shutterstock Universities need to know more about what it’s like to be Black in student accommodation by Nick Cartwright Comment 1/07/21
Where do students live and what are rents like? Where do students live and what are rents like? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 5/02/21
Image: Shutterstock Students shouldn’t pay for things they can’t use by Jim Dickinson Comment 11/01/21 5
Image: Shutterstock Rent reform would benefit students, universities and communities too by Larissa Kennedy Comment 17/12/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Students are having to choose between physical and mental health by Jim Dickinson Comment 11/12/20 1
Image: Shutterstock From partners to prisoners, what is it about student accommodation? by Zachery Spire Comment 30/09/20
Image: Shutterstock We can avert a crisis for student renters – but only if we act fast by Eva Crossan Jory Comment 24/03/20 77
Image: Shutterstock What are the benefits to “mixing people up” in halls? by Matt Grogan SUs blogs-su 19/12/19
WNWzprog-1536x1024 When did decent student housing become a “luxury”? by Jim Dickinson Long read 10/12/19
Image: Shutterstock What damage does residential higher education do? by Jim Dickinson Comment 14/11/19 5
Image: Shutterstock University housing: students taking matters into their own hands by Laura Moss SU Blogs blogs-su 1/11/19
Image: Shutterstock Student housing that’s good for your health by Fay Arnold SU Blogs blogs-su 11/10/19 1
Image: Shutterstock The type of student accommodation you live in affects your grades by Wonkhe SUs explainer SUs blogs-su 7/10/19
Image: Shutterstock Are housemates the key to student wellbeing? by Jordan Lewis SUs blogs-su 1/10/19
Image: Shutterstock Helping students to rate their landlord puts them in the driving seat by Aimee Hart SU Blogs blogs-su 23/09/19
Image: Shutterstock On rents Liverpool listened and led – the sector should follow by Rory Hughes SU Blogs blogs-su 21/06/19
Image: Shutterstock Why are we handing maintenance loans to landlords? by Robert Liow Comment 24/05/19 1
wonkhe-uea-1370x771 A radical rethink on student accommodation by Fleur Priest-Stephens Analysis 7/12/18 10
