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Lex
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Apparently, the number of students attending Coventry University are dropping; unless Warwick Uni's making the numbers up, these could be standing empty.
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rebbonk
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Many already are. They've been re-classified as suitable for young professionals. Feel free to draw your own conclusions!
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Lex
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There's a definite oversupply of student accommodation in Coventry: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp68906z49lo
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Lex
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A application for more student accommodation has been turned down on appeal. The applicant obviously has no idea about the local market: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly8wz2npz1o
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rebbonk
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I have long suspected that 'student' housing has been used as a way around the usual planning regulations.
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Lex
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rebbonk
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Yet more that will be reclassified because they can't fill it from the dwindling student population.
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Lex
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A sneaky way of getting planning permission.
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rebbonk
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It is, Lex. From memory, central government stopped virtually all local veto on this type of development, hence the horrible cheap buildings all over the country?
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Lex
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And it looks like it's going to all change again!
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Lex
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rebbonk
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From the article... Quote: Papers submitted to the council said the problem of empty rooms stemmed from unstable demand Not unstable demand, but unsustainable demand! These companies want it all their own way, tough! I salute the council for refusing the request.
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