| Comment | Actually, yes it is. Purpose built student accommodation gets student renters out of the private market which lowers rents and prices for non-students. That is exactly why you see such an organised campaign against it, if you drill down into that you will see that is mostly coming from private landlords.
A landlord would much rather rent a dump of a 3 bedroom flat to 3 students paying £600 each than to a young family who might be able to pay £1000 and will expect the flat to be upkept. Getting students out of the private rental market is a good thing. Almost all the the organised opposition to purpose built student accommodation is coming from private landlords. They are more often than not the guys you want in your corner. |
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