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Student rent strikers held a protest party last night in London, as more students decided that the best way to deal with over the top rent was to simply not pay it.
Yet despite their apparent effectiveness, student rent strikes aren't always successful.
In Birmingham, it seems there are several big companies that thrive on student rent".
However, under its new leadership, the organisation is taking a stronger stance and politically backing student rent strikers, paying for legal advice and being vocal about the cause.
Churchus wants a student rent package to be introduced that would include fixed prices for rent and utility costs, making housing more affordable.
It is easy to look at student rent strikers and label them as privileged kids whining about having to pay rent; in reality, we are protesting about high rents keeping poorer students out of higher education.
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I am a PhD student renting out my room while I study abroad for three months.
"However, we need to get the balance right, as excessive regulation would simply force up student rents".
Last academic year, average student rents were £226 per week in London and £134 across the rest of the UK.
Soaring student rents are putting undergraduate budgets under pressure, leaving about half struggling to pay for housing, according to a survey by the National Union of Students.
One lecturer at Goldsmiths, who asked not to be named, warned that the high cost of student rents in London was having an alarming impact.
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