Misti CampbellSep 23, 2024

Good news- I’ve found you somewhere to live in London- Who knew they existed- Check out my new blog post to read into it a bit more!

https://misticampbell72.wixsite.com/go-on-n-get-out/post/london-liveable-or-lamentable

#studyabroad #studentaccomodation #travel #explorelondon

London; Liveable or Lamentable?

Living in London is fantastic but one of the major struggles I had living there was the expensive and lack of accommodation. Before arriving in London, I struggled to find student accommodation. They said London has a rental crisis but it really shows when you are 3 weeks away from flying out and still unsure of where you are going to live. After being rejected from a lease, weeks from flying out, I found a student accommodation building in zone 4. This meant an added 40 minute commute to univer

Go On N Get Out
In the DarkAug 24, 2024

I was interested to see a new advertisement for “student accommodation” in Maynooth containing the picture on the left. It’s a new development called The Duke, which was formerly a bar and nightclub called The Duke and Coachman and, before that, The Leinster Arms. It is a prime location on Main Street, and had been empty for a while, so it is good to see it being put to use.

I was walking past the place this afternoon so took a picture of it (right). As you can see, the reality is quite different from the advertisement. I think someone has been doing a bit of photoshopping! In fact the development is nowhere near finished; the area behind it is a construction site. That’s why the advertisement has no photographs of the interior.

I didn’t post this because of the photograph, however. The point is the price. A double room will cost €1500 per month (after you’ve paid a €800 letting fee). That seems very pricey for student accommodation! For comparison, a single en suite room in campus accommodation at Maynooth costs €650 per month.

Apparently there will be 90 rooms in this development. While accommodation is much needed, 90 rooms represent a drop in the ocean when there are over 15,000 students at Maynooth University, and the University Management wants that number to keep increasing so it can afford to pay for the legions of new managers it has appointed. Where will they live?

https://telescoper.blog/2024/08/24/student-accommodation-in-maynooth/

#MainStreet #Maynooth #StudentAccomodation #TheDuke

Dick Smiths Fair Go SupportersNov 30, 2019

If you thought #highrise #slums would stop becoming #infernos due to #flammableCladding after the #GrenfellTower lit up and killed almost 100 people - you were wrong.

A #studentAccomodation #building in the #UK turned into an #inferno this week due to, you guessed it, #flammable #cladding.

We must shower all our thanks on #deregulation and #selfRegulation, with a special mention going to the supposedly #criminal #US #buildingSupplies firm, #Iconic.

#neoliberalism #corporatism