{"id":71921,"date":"2022-02-10T15:01:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T15:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=71921"},"modified":"2022-02-10T18:38:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T18:38:11","slug":"student-housing-campaigners-call-for-policy-changes-to-hold-landlords-accountable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/student-housing-campaigners-call-for-policy-changes-to-hold-landlords-accountable","title":{"rendered":"Student Housing: campaigners call for  change to hold landlords accountable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"campaigners-call-for-regulations-on-landlords-after-a-report-showed-that-the-mental-health-of-students-was-affected-by-poor-housing-conditions-1\"><strong>Campaigners call for increased regulations after reports showed that students&#8217;<strong> mental health<\/strong> was being affected by poor housing conditions.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"535\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff0.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff0-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff0-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff0-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff0.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff0-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff0-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff0-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>\u201cWe&#8217;ve got black mould in the bathroom which we have to clean pretty much every week, if not every day at the moment,\u201d said James.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaigners demand change in policy as students report struggles with their mental health due to harsh living conditions and difficulties with their landlord. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>65% of students said poor housing conditions affected their mental health, while over 30% had problems with their landlords, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/sheltercymru.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Broken-foundations_Fix-student-renting_Report_FINALpdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">research<\/a> by Shelter Cymru. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust generally the house is in very poor condition. I don\u2019t know what they did,\u201d said James Bhamra, a postgraduate student living in Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Student Housing Issues\uff5cInterCardiff\uff5c10 Feb 2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oS6xI1AVIxk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Student Housing Issues\uff5cInterCardiff\uff5c10 Feb 2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oS6xI1AVIxk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>James said that his house, which he shares with other students, has a number of issues while the description and photos posted by the letting agent and landlord do not reflect reality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I got here, I realised that they either lied about it or were just wrong,\u201d said James. The issues with the house include mould, a lack of heating in the bathroom, and broken doors and drawers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shelter Cymru and NUS Wales published the report last month based on a survey of 293 students. In this survey, over 45% of the respondents were living in a shared house.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating because the issues that were described as being a real problem for students 20, 30 years ago, are still issues for students today,\u201d said Becky Ricketts, the President of NUS Wales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Ricketts said she would like to see students receive the same level of protection as other tenants under the governmental policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Where do university students live in the UK?\uff5cInterCardiff\uff5c10 Feb 2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JgPtOQ14rpw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Where do university students live in the UK?\uff5cInterCardiff\uff5c10 Feb 2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JgPtOQ14rpw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob Simkins, Campaigns Manager for Shelter Cymru, said the Welsh Government should make it easier for students to hold landlords or the accommodation providers accountable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe way in which students are able to do that is time-consuming and really complicated,\u201d said Mr Simkins. He suggested the Welsh government expand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus-wales.org.uk\/resources\/fixing-the-broken-foundations-of-student-housing-in-wales-report-eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rent Repayment Order<\/a> that England had adopted; a law that deters landlords from unlawful conduct and provides greater compensation to tenants when landlords are in breach of licence agreements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"535\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff-2.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff-2-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff-2.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff-2-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>More than half of the HMOs (House in multiple occupations) in Cardiff were in Cathays, according to WalesOnline. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Bianca Sharmaine Cridland, the President of Cardiff University PGR Students\u2019 Association, said that she had constantly received complaints from students regarding housing problems. \u201cThey [Student Union] have seen all spectrums of the student housing crisis and the housing problems,\u201d said Cridland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cardiff University Students\u2019 Union has created an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffstudents.com\/shops-services\/letting-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online platform<\/a> for students to find reputable landlords.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cridland claimed the government should protect students from irresponsible landlords. &#8220;The obligation is for the Council to enforce safe housing, adequate housing, to be free from damp, free from mould&#8230; I don\u2019t think they (the council) are dealing with them (the landlords) properly. Because if they were, why would these problems keep happening?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"536\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff1.jpg 953w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff1.jpg 953w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Student-housing-issue-cardiff1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Sam said the chair was too old and inconvenient because it\u2019s a computer chair but without wheels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Advice-to-student-tenants-in-Cardiff-Wales1-410x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Advice-to-student-tenants-in-Cardiff-Wales1-410x1024.jpg 410w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Advice-to-student-tenants-in-Cardiff-Wales1-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Advice-to-student-tenants-in-Cardiff-Wales1-293x733.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Advice-to-student-tenants-in-Cardiff-Wales1.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Advice-to-student-tenants-in-Cardiff-Wales1-410x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Advice-to-student-tenants-in-Cardiff-Wales1-410x1024.jpg 410w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Advice-to-student-tenants-in-Cardiff-Wales1-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Advice-to-student-tenants-in-Cardiff-Wales1-293x733.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/02\/Advice-to-student-tenants-in-Cardiff-Wales1.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Students living in university halls also encounter problems regarding the conditions of their accommodation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Tang, a postgraduate student at Cardiff University, didn&#8217;t have the opportunity to inspect the conditions in person before moving into his accommodation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He complained that the photos of the room were taken with a fisheye lens, which made the room seem more spacious than it actually is. \u201cIf I knew the size for the toilet is that small, I probably wouldn&#8217;t have moved in this accommodation,\u201d said Sam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>William Yuen, a postgraduate student in Cardiff living in another university hall, complained about the old furniture, inconsistent supply of hot water and heating in his accommodation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI felt like it put me consistently in a very annoying mood \u2018cause I don\u2019t know when the heating is gonna break down. When do I have heating, how cold my room is gonna be on a given day, when should I expect to not be able to take a shower if I come back when it\u2019s cold\u201d, said William.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of the university&#8217;s response, it addressed some of the issues raised by Sam and William, but the majority of their complaints remained unresolved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within a week, Sam&#8217;s shared kitchen&#8217;s broken door was repaired. After his flatmate informed the university, the little fridge in William&#8217;s kitchen was replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think the university must conduct a survey in every quarter so they can collect the opinions from the students,\u201d said Sam.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simkins said students living in different kinds of accommodations would face problems, \u201cNone of them are free of any problems and issues. 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