Owners want to let out empty rooms during term-time, to people not attending university.
By Shehnaz Khan & Ellie BrownAlmost a third of rooms at a student accommodation block could be rented to non-students during term-time, amid a surplus of empty rooms.
Planning documents stated student demand had remained "volatile," with vacancies during the academic year.According to planning documents, it is the fourth time owners have requested to let the rooms to those not attending university, since the building opened in 2019. A statement included in the application stated the war in Ukraine and "delayed withdrawal of coronavirus restrictions in China" had resulted in a "significant dampening" of international student interest.
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