Students have staged a protest over what they claim are "appalling conditions and extortionate rent" at a university-owned block of flats.
The University of Northampton undergraduates said many St John's Halls flats lacked running water and working hobs.
Most residents paid £153 a week for single en-suite rooms, organisers said.
A university spokesman said it had "no record" of these "numerous complaints".
Supporters of the Northampton Socialist Students group gathered at the Waterside Campus on Thursday.
In a statement, a group spokesperson said students had "repeated the same complaints about St John's Halls year after year".
"Students complain of showers not working, poor heating and broken plug sockets. You have to question what the extortionate rent we're paying actually goes towards," the spokesperson added.
They also said many students felt like "they're living in a jailhouse" with "strict, outsourced security" and "guest restrictions".
