The UK is in the midst of a housing crisis as student numbers grow. At the start of the 2021/22 academic year, universities including Glasgow warned international students that accommodation wouldn’t be guaranteed.
Russell Group universities including Manchester and Durham even paid students to defer.
When Geneviève Godin arrived in Manchester in mid-September, two weeks after her postgraduate course began, she was surprised to find the private accommodation she had paid for was unclean and covered in mould.
She said the University of Manchester was slow to issue her offer and provide the details she needed to apply for a visa due to the high volume of applications it received for this year’s intake.
