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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Anna Fazackerley

Rats, mould, damp: UK’s biggest student homes provider faces legal action over poor accommodation

Naimh Reynolds, who studies fashion history at Central St Martins in London, claimed the mould in her student flat was causing her to wheeze and be sick.
Naimh Reynolds, who studies fashion history at Central St Martins in London, claimed the mould in her student flat was causing her to wheeze and be sick. Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer

Students across the country are demanding rent refunds from the UK’s biggest university hall owner, claiming they have endured infestations of rats, mice and bed bugs, and had their health affected by mould and damp.

Flat Justice, a not-for-profit tenants’ rights group, has shared details with the Observer of group legal actions it is leading against Unite Students on behalf of hundreds of students who have lived in the company’s halls in Liverpool, London, Coventry and Birmingham.

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