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The expansion of large developers moving into the student rental accommodation sector (especially when international students numbers are down) reflects, if Lancaster is any guide, a major move to cannibalise the business of local small scale renters using housing stock to accommodate students.
The big developers will claim they can offer better accommodation (broadband etc.) but really its just one more sector where consolidation into oligopoly is underway.
@ChrisMayLA6
It sounds very similar to Leicester.
Many streets that were student housing (victorian terraces in poor repair) are now becoming HMOs and 'care homes' as huge commercial student blocks are opened - some of which seem to be targeted at wealthy overseas students.
I had hoped that the victorian terraces might revert to family homes - fat chance!!
Yes, I wondered whether 'care home' occupancy might flow into the vacuum caused by a shift in student rentals... ng sure its happening here yet, but a clear possibility
@ChrisMayLA6 We looked at a couple of places when our daughter thougt she might be moved to Leicester. There seemed to be several places providing work for builders near each of them