Student Accommodation News (20/7/11)

Here you can find the latest UK student accommodation news headlines for the week ending the 20th July 2011:

Manchester Student Homes Plan Accepted

30th June 2011: Manchester Metropolitan University's plans for a massive new campus have been accepted. The £110 million campus will provide housing for 6,000 healthcare and teaching students at Birley Fields, next to the Hulme Arch. However, it is not just about accommodation, but also student living, as the campus will include a sports hall, drama studios and other facilities for community use.

Manchester Metropolitan University shares the city with a number of other educational instituions such as the University of Manchester, Manchester Business School and Manchester Central School of English, all of which have international student accommodation dotted throughout the city of Manchester. MMU hopes to start building their campus next spring, with the first students in place in September 2014.

Shortage of Student Accommodation in London

20th July 2011: An annual survey of accommodation for international students and home students in London has revealed that the number of new rooms being created has almost doubled, with more than 7,700 bedspaces in progress in the capital. However, despite this huge increase, the gap between number of students and amount of accommodation is still widening, with student numbers increasing by 6% on last year, to 283,500.

Andrew Gale, planning director of the company that organized the survey, revealed that:

"In Southwark, Islington and Camden policymakers have adopted quite stringent policies to limit new student accommodation in their boroughs. We expect restrictive policies in central London to impact the pipeline in other boroughs. In particular, we will be watching Brent, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Haringey and Newham over the next 12 months."

The student living in London has to accommodate students from a huge number of institutions, including business schools such as London Business School and Cass, colleges such as Westminster Kingsway, English language schools such as London School of English and International House, and of course universities such as Imperial College London, University College London (UCL) and London School of Economics (LSE).