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► Accommodation Policy
Passed at October 2004 AGM
Lapses October 2007
ACCOMMODATION POLICY
This Union Notes
- That for many students coming to University it is their first time living away from home.
- That more and more new students are living in halls of residence provided by private companies.
- That the Welfare and Education Centre has seen an increase year on year of students coming in with housing related issues. (2002/2003 figures - 598 enquiries, 2003/2004 up until 8 July 2004 - 795 enquiries).
- That from the above quoted figures, the main area of concern for students is their housing/halls contracts. (2002/2003 - 233 enquiries, 2003/2004 up until 8 July 2004 - 272 enquiries).
- That in October, NUS and a number of housing charities are launching a voluntary ‘Code of Standards’ for ‘larger private student developments’. (NUS Accommodation Costs Survey 2004).
- That there is a Housing Bill currently going through Parliament that contains issues which directly affects students, particularly those in rented housing.
This Union Believes
- That despite the increase of housing related enquiries the Welfare and Education have received, there are a great many students who are still unaware as to what help is available to them.
- That all students should have the right to a good quality level of housing, as the quality of private rented housing available to students can vary significantly, with some students having to live in houses that are of a substandard condition.
- That students are often forced into signing contracts, which they do not understand.
- That frequently students do not have their deposit returned to them at the end of the tenancy and with no explanation as to why it has been withheld.
- That comparatively, student loans/grants are not being raised enough to match the sharp increases in rent being charged.
This Union Instructs
- To promote to students the support that can be provided to them by the Welfare and Education Centre.
- To inform students of potential problems they may face with their accommodation, be it halls of residence or private housing and how they can avoid these problems.
- To support the voluntary ‘Code of Standards’ for private developers.
- To support NUS in it’s lobbying of changes that should be made to the Housing Bill.
Proposed by: Matt Berry, Welfare & Campaigns Officer (Leicester)
Seconded by: Ben Kensell, Welfare & Campaigns Officer (Bedford)
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