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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Grant Williams

The world-famous London area where a quarter of residents are set to be students by 2028

Brent Council is proposing a pause on all new purpose built student accommodation in Wembley -

The combination of a “significant slowing” of residential house building and an influx of new student accommodation in a North London borough risks creating an “unbalanced community”, the local authority has warned.

Brent Council is proposing a pause on all new purpose built student accommodation (PBSA), particularly in Wembley, due to fears it will inhibit its plan to address local housing shortages and no longer provide a balanced and mixed community.

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