Nick Clegg and David Cameron are both gen Xers.

​@@uioplkhjWho voted them in.

@@JoelJoel321Gen X and Boomers

@@TheUnluckyGama Yes that was my point thank you.

It was Blairs fault too many people going to university meant free university was unaffordable.

You have to understand that this is a war over who gets to own scientific knowledge and the patents associated with it. By destroying government-funded foreign academic institutions, big business can control academia - which it owns in the USA. Academia in the USA was built by industrialists - "philanthropists" they call them. The censorship of scientific research ensures profits - particularly when it comes to society and medicine. The bigger problem the USA has is that the native people were subjected to oppression and genocide less than 200 years ago, and the politics is substantially deformed by the war between european colonists and americans, and that the catholic church's religious imperialism played in the medieval attempt to create world domination - if we get a scientific appraisal of history, quite a lot of wealth redistribution and rights investigations will have to occur, and when some of the behaviour of the industrialists is exposed, we will realise that seeing the back of this toxic scenario will take centuries and generations to put right.

Is she doing this every day. Or only 3 days a week?

​@notmenotme614 as if that makes it any better, just because your not going into university doesn't mean your not expected to be doing university work.... its called full time education for a reason.

@@Jack_Fatcat its no different to anyone else. People need to work to afford things and you still need to do things outside of work, such as house maintenance or look after your children. If you can’t handle this then don’t do the university course.

Low intelligence.@@notmenotme614

Also take photos of everything when you move in and store them on dropbox or whatever. You'll be glad you did when you start exchanging emails with the agent.

The student rental stock in Leeds is particularly shit as well. I remember looking for flats in Leeds in 2008 and was shocked at just how bad the rental stock was (to the point we didn't move to leeds).

Don't pay your last month's rent, that was what I used to do

I live in Leeds now. Over a grand for a two bedroom with bugs in the walls. It’s pretty central as well. I heard great things about Leeds years ago and even went to visit once as a non Leeds based student. Amazing time. Look at it now and people are paying for this rubbish.

@@spikeychris: This is the thing, you guys should've done some checking as well... Sheffield's housing stock is fine. And for most of us, even in my generation around the 1995s... I did check the "cost of living", for that city, EVEN before I decide on whether to take on the courses, or not. I might be able to get in, but to be fair.. what is the point, if I come out with more debts, than my job will pay ? It is no point. So.... In actual fact, if you studied abroad, actually.. in other countries, or even in HK.... lol.... You will get to have a lot better of an actual experience ? Frankly ? Even commute in and out every day.... like around 1 hour or so.... And they were begging for students as well. Their meals and their food is only around 50p for an actual genuine real meal. (Not a joke.)

Meanwhile, here in Bulgaria I have a 68m2 apartment next to the beach that costs me £132.15 a month

Landlords aren't letting housing out of the goodness of thier hearts and shouldn;t be expected to, nor do the supermarkets sell food out of the goodness of their hearts. I don't doubt that some of them take it too far and are ruthless.

​@@CCP_OperativeI worked for unite students and I can tell you forcing students to pay 650, 700+ for a box room. Painting over mold or flatly refusing to help is and was ripping people off

That is what a guarantor is and I find that entirely believable. In some cases agents have required a "guarantor for the guarantor". If you "follow the money" it is the government taxing landlords even when they are losing money. Maybe driving out landlord investors was not such a smart move,. This is just reaping what was sown by Generation Rent, Shelter and other lobbyists.

@@piccalillipit9211The only way you're getting those prices in the UK, is if you're in a 12-bed house share in the suburb areas around a city where you're actually just renting a bed, instead of a room.

and the selfish greed of the wealthy few is to blame.

@@anab0lic the circle of life

When you make greed legal.

@1995 They're examples in history of when greed was punished. The French started a revolution. Norway's general population was so poor that went down the route of public initiatives. And of course here in the UK/England we have had things like Folks song written like the Digger's Song or the Labour movement which tried to get people to work together and use their power to fix greed. Of course, we've had leaders like Marget Thatcher who are for the greed of the few. The short-termism of politics (that is mainly Thatcher responsible for) of the last few decades has created this mess and as such things will only get worse unless people start working together to create long-term political goals.

Tribe of Cain

You do realise vermin and mould is caused by not cleaning the house. It can be avoided but instead of buying bathroom cleaner he’s probably spending all his money drinking in Headingley instead

@@notmenotme614the comment clearly said "when you move into a place with vermin, mould and leaks" as in, you show up and the place is a shithole because the landlords haven't cleaned and fixed it up from the last tenants

@@doghat1619 Looking in the background of those houses, how many are cleaned by the occupants?

​@@doghat1619 so, the place is a pig stye, therefore you just choose to make it worse instead of trying to improve it? If you have vermin, why would you keep the place untidy when that will, in turn, invite more vermin? What nonsense logic is that. Also, you would notice the crap when viewing the flat. If the place was as much of a shithole originally as they claim, why willingly rent that spot? When I was viewing flats, I took videos of every inch of the place and sent it to people to see if they could spot problems I didn't notice. When I was at uni and had to move off campus I chose private student accommodation, much better than renting a house from private landlords. It's not as cheap (although, sometimes you can get discounts if you convince others to move in too) but its much better than renting a house with friends. Private landlords are awful, you will be left having to fix a lot of stuff on your own, if you are in a flat managed by a business they often have reliable contractors that they frequently use. So you aren't stuck waiting for cowboy builders to appear and do quick fixes.

It is a vicious cycle. Students, as a whole, don't care for the place they rent. "I'm only renting" is the mindset. If they treated the place better, like they actually owned it, landlords would be incentivised to do the upkeeping so the property retains value. If the last student wrecked the place, and the one before them did as well, then naturally you assume the current student will do the same, and the next one will do the same, so there's no incentive to repair the place, because it will only get broken within weeks, or even days, as I've seen people do before when I was studying. I remember visiting a friend in their student accommodation, and no kidding, but someone down the hall had vomit outside their door from drinking too much and the ceiling was torn because someone decided it was OK to tear it out. These don't occur naturally, so why would landlords pay thousands to repair them for it to happen again the next weekend?

That's a great point. There's a finite period of time these poor students will be living in the house, so both them and the landlord will probably just accept that it's problem they have to live with. If they kick up too much of a fuss - e.g. by just raising the problem more than once or something - they might get booted out.

​@@DurzelExactly, if they're in their final year, and the problem will take 6 months to get sorted, what's the point? Landlords know they have the power here. Sucks!

also you're forgetting that most students have to reapply for accommodation each year so really they will be gone by the next May

a landlord refurbished a house at 30k outlay and the tenants partied 24/7 dealt drugs had door kicked off by police and trashed property ,he sold up ,no respect for property, but expect everything, two sides to every story

@@nancyhood8395always bad apples and they should be prosecuted so the entire student population don’t suffer. The again, landlords would still use it as evidence to whack rents up.

"Landlords HATE this one simple trick"

Good on you, hope you take them for all their worth.

I will be charitable, and assume that you're not dumb, but instead being sarcastic.

Lol

Uni is a scam. You can have fun everyday its a choice to be happy or not

Yup and for what... most struggle to get a job after uni

@@steve00alt70 watch you live and breathe black mould, no hot water etc and see if you still think being happy is a choice. how naive.

500 is cheap, probably more around 700-1000

sounds like the politicians

when i was at uni in 2018 in my final year i was able to get a whole 1 bed flat for 650 per month in brighton..............

@@sciencefliestothemoon2305 maybe in the south... I went a few years ago it was £80 a week

A customer or patient comes to you (doctor, lawyer and so on) once, and you don't know where he will be in a month not in two years. You can do anything with him isn't it? No? And why you can do anything with a tenant?

I used to work in HE as a Lecturer , the biggest abuse I saw was the faculty telling students to join in the picket line when they went out on strike, "Because you need us to get a good degree." Made my blood boil so much, and the Teaching of answers in the Secondary sector to improve O/A level results for a pay productivity bonus. Education is no longer a meritocracy due to the Good Performance by students but a fee paying "Industry" .

Hyde Park is wicked..it's central London. No complaints there, I'm sure. I've lived in Bayswater once

@@martinspeer262 I'm sure you have, however the Hyde Park in question is in Leeds near to the University and Headingly.

Yeah I graduated 10 years ago and I thought it was bad then! Must be so much worse and the pandemic made it even worse. I feel for them. It's just not fair because they is nothing they csn do about it as boomers just say they complain. No fking wonder why! Why is it OK to make them feel like squatters for 3 years. They are the future!

I notice you don't mention students are exempt from council tax ,waste money on a scale ordinary people can't imagine .party all night keeping people who have to go to work inthe morning up all night, litter the streets to such an extent gangs of council men are needed to clean up after them . Living next to them is a nightmare

@@rolandhawken6628 I bought a terrace house and realised that I live next to a student house... The dread set in. But in 5 years and I haven't had any problems from them at all. There is the odd party but I'd say it's once every 4 or 5 months and they never seem to go all night, they just finish up at around 10 and head out... Some years it's dead quiet. Whereas I hear my other neighbour shouting down a phone more than I hear anything from the student house. So maybe painting them all with the same brush is not just unfair, its childish and pathetic.

@@KazeHorse I don't paint them all the same as you say that would be childish , but they are all transients as tenants so for 3 years you could have a good group ,but next year a nightmare group on the whole they are trouble most litter without remorse slam doors yell at each other in the street . I had a group that partied so loud my floorboards shook ,it does no bother me in the slightest ,but I have the opinion they are in general spoilt middle class left wing little shits that think only of their selves . I learned a long time ago if you react to their noise they just do it more , but on the bright side some groups are well behaved ,if you have gone 5 years with little trouble you have been lucky very lucky . I would be interested in your area ,I am talking of Manchester Rusholme pretty bad in general with Muslim youths mugging students and cops do nothing lol

@@rolandhawken6628 You don't have to be a student to do those things

I’m going through the same thing right now. Can’t wait to live on my own 😂

You're the good egg, but when ten bad eggs have spoiled the place, you get treated like a bad egg. It's why student accommodation are in terrible states. You, personally, weren't at fault, but you, as a student, were collectively at fault. Those kitchens are essentially proof of this.

❤

Bravo!

are you American, is your name Sally Mae? Let's be super clear, USA is MUUUCCCHHH worse with out of state and REDICULOUS APR costs incurred.

I can’t wait to escape this island once I’m a qualified nurse. The struggle of being a student is unreal and the pay is shit in the UK when I finish my degree.

@@EnterTheSoundscape I wish you the best of luck in completing your degree! and I hope you do leave this utter disgrace of a country. I myself am currently trying to find a career that would allow to leave the Country.

Goodbye 👋

@@EnterTheSoundscape same haha

I mean we are literally seeing that now, The economy is literally in a recession. If people were living more comfortably then maybe GDP would increase and productivity would also increase

we arent the problem. the elites abusing us all are. why it worked for years and now doesnt...rich arent paying their way and are trying to normalize third world conditions. and this last couple of decades they got away with all of it

the other thing is, that 18+, away from family is your best time of your life... you have the energy, the freedom, the willingness to go out and enjoy yourself... take away the money, the time and the willingness and you are nothing just an early middle-aged person... I was 18 15 years ago (jeesus christ), and I am grateful, that I had the freedom and the work and the people around me, and I could enjoy my life just for a bit... seriously 2020s and grifting economy and everyone trying to milk everyone instead of just trying to make enough to live makes everything horrible...

I'd argue clubs and pubs should suffer, they make their money from people with alcohol addictions, nothing good ever comes out of a club, just people getting spiked, harassed, assaulted etc. Students spend all their money in these places, keeping them poor, further pushing them into debt and alcohol spirals.

"a whole economy of clubs, pubs and other local businesses would suffer". Yes that is already happening and guess who got the blame in the press? Students. "Pryzm nightclub boss blames lack of students for closures." - BBC, "Pryzm nightclub boss blames closures on students cutting back" - Guardian, "End of the student night out? Clean-living Gen Zs are to blame says industry boss" - Daily Mail. If you read what this guy actually said he blamed the cost of living crisis and high rents: "The cost of living is singularly the biggest issue that we face. A lot of students who used to be paying, say, £800 a month for their accommodation, have been facing [higher rents of] £1,200 a month". For some reason that didn't make a nice headline. Maybe the headline writers are landlords.

oh bu- bu- but the IMMigrAnTS - lets pin it on them

​@@abdullahahmed7781Watch the old men flood this comment section to tell you how they are the problem

​@@abdullahahmed7781 It's caused by a multitude of factors. You cannot ignore things that make you uncomfortable.

@@johnsmith6503 having a nuanced discussion which may after all involve immigration is good. The issue is how quickly the blame shifts to immigrants for a lot of things and the evidence for those claims are often deeply rooted in prejudice. And remember it is seldom the case where fault lies with Immigrants as a group - it is likely the result of policy failure from institutes or lawmakers. So sweeping remarks like “Send them back home” don’t lend credibility to your argument (even if they have merit).

@@abdullahahmed7781 I completely agree although I sense a bias here. As humans we are prone to looking at difference in culture, associating this with skin colour etc and then forming an opinion based upon that. The problem lies when in certain important difficult situations, we try to counter this prejudice with a forced reluctance to acknowledge and talk about when our initial instinctive associations and biases are actually correct. The best way to deal with these situations is through facts and logic which I think there is a huge lack of from both sides. In the UK involving emotions in this is a huge issue. I am personally quite split on this issue for reasons too long to delve into in this already huge comment. But thanks for reading anyway :)

Agree. By second year I decided to move back home and get the train to uni. I could not face living in the poor accommodation

Seriously you should have done that in the first place, but the lure of booze, birds and a hedonistic 3-4 years is of set by the reality of every thing has a cost. Keep the @hagging out till you have Graduated.

@@PikaJess123 That's a fucking miserable uni experience. My heart breaks for the modern students. And I think it's got quite a lot worse relatively recently. Daughter #1 was at Sheff a few years ago and it was ok (she's got debt of course but because her mum is classed as single mother got the full maint loan)... daughter #2 decided to do a degree apprenticeship with a big accountancy firm instead. A wise move. But #1 really needed uni to work her shit out so it was good she went and lucky she only has about 50k of debt 😔

Could say that about Companies and Corporations. Owning them isn't a job either, and as for the risk well.... Certain industries are largely solved in the 21st century and are therefore absolutely minimum risk in terms of investment. Nationalise them or tax them!!!!!!!

Its a real shame what these landlords are doing to their properties as well. I've rented my share of gorgeous old buildings, former council homes. Without fail every single one has been falling to pieces where the landlord just refuses to have any work done until it starts to become a genuine risk to the structure, and then often the work is done to just an embarrassingly shoddy quality. One place they seemed to have dealt with holes in the pointing by literally just slapping concrete over the wall and leaving the spatters all over it and the floor to harden afterwards... I think a 6 year old playing Bob the Builder could have done a more professional job.

That is not true. There are actual lots of old housing stocks, that is good and have decent amenities... which is NOT flats. These students, are basically supporting the economy by living in these kind of flats ????? And these flats is also what brought us down as well.. as a country... So.... Do not support it !

I'm a similar opinion. I think majority of houses should be owned by the state.

w e f mantra you will own nothing and be happy its their plan to own everything

So true.

Well how about getting a job full time then studying at night , I did for years

@@rolandhawken6628 Respectfully, which generation do you belong to Sir? It's apparent that even in today's time a student would like to opt for a university course to enhance their opportunities in the current job market which is already in recession like our economy. The precious years spent to gain a tertiary level of education encompasses shaping the confidence and personality of an individual. Not everyone becomes a millionaire with a chance idea or has supportive parents. Sometimes, the parents are supportive but not of adequate means to contribute to their child's further education. I strongly believe that the government must scrap the University course fee for British citizens. This would take some stress off their shoulders because the cost of living in the present day is outrageous. No one must work full time and be expected to study at night - you probably are/were resilient in yester years. All university students must have the opportunity to learn life skills, study, enjoy and relax at the same time - and not worry about the cost of living. Would you not agree that the coursework is taxing, then studying at night would only make a young person ill with mental health issues, strictly in my view!

@@rolandhawken6628 Respectfully, which generation do you belong to, Sir? The times are different today. Most students are motivated to join a University course in order to enhance their opportunities in the current job market which is as bad as the cost of living crisis, in my view. The precious years spent at a University also helps young people develop essential life skills and become independent. If these students are expected to work full time and study at night, when would they get any time to rest. You must be resilient and probably persevered, however, I am concerned about their mental health taking a hit, thereby affecting their physical health these days in the competitive and fast- paced world we live in! I strongly believe that the Government must scrap the University course fee for the British students to give them breathing space. These young people need time to relax also which is my main concern, otherwise they will become frustrated and unfulfilled in life. Working hard is good but pushing someone's limits is not, again strictly in my view.

@@rolandhawken6628you shouldn’t have to, just because you were forced to due to circumstance doesn’t mean the people living here in this country don’t deserve better. Don’t be bitter towards people who push for a better situation just because people weren’t successful in doing that back when you were younger.

Victorian Britain living standards but without the great Victorian public works and infrastructure projects lmao. Can't even build a fucking railway or fix fucking potholed roads for months. On a busy A-road near me is a massive pot hole, deep too, that has been there for almost 2 years now. People literally have to swerve to avoid it cus it's on a bend. I bet all that land bought up for HS2 gets sold to land speculators too.

The Tories haven't helped but the previous lot weren't great either. Politicians are mostly fucking useless, it's just that the Tories are also corrupt. We need a big change to our political system. Which really needs to come from the youth. We need them to get behind the movements such as @garyseconomics to demand a better administration

Good luck with Mr WEF Keir Starmer. You think it's bad now..just you wait and see

Your landlord must: carry out important repairs in your home make sure your home is fit to live in You are responsible for any damage that you, your family or guests cause. Wear and tear caused by normal everyday living by the tenant does not count as damage. Your landlord should fix things that break through fair wear and tear. You should report repairs to your landlord as soon as you can. Keep records and evidence Keep records and evidence of the repair problem. This can help if you take further action. Proof of the problems can include: photos of the problem and any damage to your belongings emails, texts and letters to and from your landlord doctor’s notes if your health is affected Write to your landlord again Make sure they are aware of what the problem is. Send an email or letter so you have a record of it. When you write to them: remind them of their responsibility to do repairs suggest dates and times when the repair could be done tell your landlord the level of repair that you would find acceptable let them know about any poor quality or unfinished work that has not solved the problem Give your landlord a reasonable deadline to respond to your letter. Complain to the letting agent You can complain to the agent if you face unreasonable delays. You can escalate your complaint to the letting agent's redress scheme if you're not happy with their response. Contact the council's private renting team Your next step could be to report your landlord to your council's private renting team. Do this if your landlord or agent: delay repairs unreasonably do not respond or fix the problem The council's private renting team can help get your landlord to do the repairs and refer you for a home visit or inspection from the environmental health team if the problem is serious. Ask your local councillor to contact the private renting team on your behalf if you’re having trouble getting the council to do an inspection. It's up to you whether you tell your landlord that you are planning to report them to the council’s private renting team. It may encourage them to do the work but it could increase your risk of revenge eviction. If you arrange a repair yourself It could be risky to either do the work yourself or pay someone else to do it. You are responsible for the standard of work. Your landlord could charge you to put right any damage or further problems caused by the work. There’s no guarantee you will be able to recover the costs of the repair from your landlord. Deducting the costs of repairs from your rent Ask your landlord if you can do the repairs yourself and deduct the costs from your rent. Get it in writing if they agree. Some council and housing association tenants can use a process to pay for repairs and deduct it from your rent. This process is not recommended for private tenants. It does not stop a private landlord from giving you a section 21 eviction notice. Consider legal action You can take your landlord to court if they won't deal with repairs in your home. You should only consider legal action as a last resort. If you do take legal action, the court can order your landlord to: carry out the repair work pay you compensation

Use the Citizen's Advice Bureauu. If not, then report this to yuor local MP. Did you know that even as an actual student, you need to register, to vote as well ? Write to your MP about this? And let them deal with this. If it gets worst, then the council should and ought to prosecute them. That is how things were done before, and should be done as well.

My landlord for my 2nd year uni house in 2010 had multiple properties along the south coast, Southampton Portsmouth Bournemouth etc, but whenever we had a problem he was impossible to get in contact with. Eventually found out that he didnt even live in the country and was actually based in Bahrain. Pretty sure in both my 2nd and 3rd year houses we didnt have a functioning boiler for multiple months, one of them we didnt have it for 5 months and that was over winter too 🥶

​@@MeiinUKmate the mp's are laughing at you

Honestly it looked like that kitchen was at least somewhat recently refurbed... I have sympathy for students having gone through it myself but some live like proper mutants and then are surprised when their gaff gets mould or rats lol

@@deleted4577 The kitchen actually looks good at a glance, but it must be impossible to keep clean in that state.

spent ages looking for this comment

We had a house like that in Archway N19. Actually had a sunken marble bath. All for £51 pw each.

What a shame you neither learned how to spell or treat other peoples property with respect.

@@Jo-yp8wy Utterly bizarre comment.

@@Jo-yp8wywhat are you on about? when did they ever say they disrespected the property lol.. unless pissing in a TOILET is disrespect to u

That's the thing though, I dont think the goverbment can afford to cover all tuition fees. Scotland can largely due to their state coffers being subsidised by English taxpayers, and England used to be able to because the number of people going to university was much smaller. Blair changed that culture by encouraging anyone and everyone to go to university to the point having a degree became a prerequisite for jobs that previously never requested them (and have no reason to require that level of education).

@ae7014 You think this because of propaganda and Tory dishonesty. "Student loans in England are expected to cost the government an extra £11bn a year as a result of higher interest rates massively increasing the cost of borrowing, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The IFS said the huge additional cost was not reflected in either of the government’s official measures of the cost of student loans. “This means that the loss of more than £10bn is not being captured in official figures,” it said." - The Guardian The government and/or the taxpayer will make a loss even on loans that are repaid in full according to the IFS. If the government properly funded English and Welsh students they'd probably be better off but certainly no worse off than now. Regarding Scotland. "Scotland paid more per head into the coffers of the UK government than Britain as a whole in every year from 1980/81 to 2011/12" - Channel 4. This is based on a study from 2013 hence the reason it stops at 2011/12 but it's safe to assume that it is a trend that continues as the money comes not from the Scottish tax payers but from the oil and gas industry. In any case, your English pounds are not subsidising Scottish education. They're probably subsidising the failure of a student loan system. You are right about Blair but the snobbery about vocational education and apprenticeships is older than he is. He was trying to level the playing field and make higher education more accessible. He should have tried to destigmatise career paths that don't require a degree and improve access to a wider variety of higher education pathways than just university led degrees.

@@harambae7014 I get the point you are making, but do not buy into the "no money" lie. It is a political choice not to fund it. They could easily find the money if they wanted to.

@@caffs7777 I somewhat agree, but the long reign of the conservative government has striped Westminsters money through a collection of poor choices, lots of corruption and fraud and also general on going situations such as Brexit and Covid. So actually, there is a lot less money left than there used to be, and a lot of it has already disappeared. Maybe they could have found the money before they lost it, but I don't see England being prosperous again for a while now, or the government having enough money to properly fund education, NHS etc.

The boomers really did have a lucky break on this. They had a decade or so of difficulties (40s/50s) but they’ve repeatedly been treated quite nicely by governments throughout their life owing to their birthdates and circumstances of the political and social environment. There was the post war boom, then there was the privatisation of housing and ability to buy housing at cut down prices, then there was the gold plated pensions and triple lock, I’m sure there is more. And of course they had access to quality higher education for free when they were young.

In late 2010s I had a job in term time and was still broke lol

90's was the last best decade for everything.

And this is considered poor? Wow.

When kids stop destroying the houses maybe a landlord would invest. Why would I spend all the profit I made the previous year only to get it deleted by some drunken fools?

@@sirianofmorley That's circular logic. You're assuming the landlords wouldn't just take more profit if they could. Why would the students give a fuck about a landlord who seems to actively despise and exploit them? Our rent was extortionate, and the lettings agency were predatory. We didn't damage anything (because we'd lose our deposits), but bills were included, so we used to leave the heating on full blast and the windows open every day, just out of spite.

@@sirianofmorley I mean my student house is completely clean, clean it every Sunday. Seems like a stereotype that I'm ngl. Just because some students are messy doesn't mean you (or landlords) should assume all are. Also, with uni workload+ having to work, there's very little time to clean up. I dedicate Sunday to it, but I understand why people would be too knackered after working constantly all week.

@@thegrinderman1090 Clearly you have no idea what being a landlord is like. You see it from the perspective of a penniless hippy and that's fine. The world isn't going to change for you, just learn how to solve your problems.

@@whatsahellhell That's great, most of that sounds a whole lot like your problems. The landlord is providing accommodation via a business to make profit, not make your life cushy, ask your parents for that. Why didn't you check what life would be like before signing up to it? You will find a lot of dejected landlords with regards to repairs, stereotypes are there for a reason... Why are people scared of spiders? It's a good system. You might be clean but the next guy won't be with high probability. I aren't going to invest in something that has a high probability to fail.

Disagree the ones going to uni will earn more in future having a better quality of life. Don’t go and end up stuck in the minimum wage rut.

@@mattb6704Lol

@@mattb6704 20 years ago maybe

@@mattb6704currently searching for jobs as a masters student and how i wish that were true

That's 'the system' working like a well oiled machine, unfortunately.

how very sad its an absolute disgrace

The royals are the biggest benefit scroungers

You should check out the inflated pay of university vice chancellors which derives from the rigged market of higher education paid for by taxpayers and student debt.

By your logic then people who run food banks are benefit scroungers.

Absolutely. Instead of building more social housing the govt are allowing private landlords to profit. Because they're their cronies after all. And it's all about lining pockets.

Why the F*CK did she EVER consider such a sh*thole for Erasmus?!!!!!!!???? Don’t get me wrong France is another sh*thole in itself so it isn’t exactly like she is in a better place already but why trade a bad place for another bad place? Somewhere like Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina (believe it or not), lithuania, latvia, Portugal, Italy are countries that would make the most sense for Erasmus considering Asia and USA are out of the equation I moved to UK with my family as dependents of my dad, which is an expat, back in 2013 when I was a kid and even when I first landed we all said “what is this sh*tty place?”. And I come from Kurdistan in the Iraqi region… Europe is nothing like the movies promised and hasn’t been for a long time. And immigrants got very little to do with it

UK hasn't done Erasmus or Erasmus+ since 2020... how was your daughter still on it in 2023? Genuine question.

Sacré bleu!

@@Elcore some universities managed to continue with Erasmus . This is still the case for languages students. I met a UK national doing an Erasmus course in Berlin on Friday. Our efforts go back to 2020/21. It was quite obvious that all the accommodation had gone to far east ( mainly Chinese) students. As for paying the NHS yearly fees up front …well….we will never get that money back. Read the small print and it’s quite clear !

@@gdwlaw5549 I see, thanks for explaining.

A lot of them consider that the deposit just belongs to them. I had a work mate who rented a terraced house with his family for easily 1/3rd of his wage, when he moved out they made up some tosh that he broke the boiler. He argued, and they didnt bother to reply after the 30 day contest window so he got his deposit back - they knew it was lies and just hoped he would roll over.

I don't honestly believe they ever give anyone their deposit back. I and nearly everyone I knew would leave the place cleaner than they found it (other than things you can't help like if theres already a mold issue when you move in) but deposit never returned

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tbf I'm only at uni because it was either that or homelessness

@@shaun522a brick layer starts on 30k and will soon get up to 60k. an electrician earns more per hour than a doctor, why waste time, just find a trade you like and get on with it

Completely agree. I have said housing caps for ages. I understand a second home or holiday home l, but some people legit own over a hundred properties. How can anyone afford one when landlords buy them all and drive prices up.

Agree except with rent controls as that will cause less rentals to be available. But then again it might force the government to help more and build more housing but overall I think rent controls are an awkward policy.

A limit to the number of properties a person can own wouldn't work. Companies own the properties and people own companies.

@@Kerygmachela good point, added another.

@@ecnalms851 rent controls would make “investing” in property less attractive (beyond owning the one you live in) which would allow more people to buy their own and allow those who do rent out to do it at a fair rate rather than the currently overinflated one. There would be fewer rental properties out there. But that would be easily filled by government built / owned properties being rented out at cost via a social housing scheme. But the pressure for that comes afterwards, getting the government to implement it is the hardest part then navigating a way to bring it into impactful measure and the solutions to the downfalls of it come after. Likely they’d set the cap to an unreasonable level to begin with just to say they brought in the policy and win votes.

My first flat with my now husband had mushrooms growing in the downstairs bathroom (not there when we viewed it obviously). We left after 4 months, paid the rent till the end of the 6 month shorthold tenancy agreement. The letting agents were apologetic but stuck as the landlord refused to believe there was an issue. You could get environmental health involved but that is long winded and back then you would just get a section 21 notice. We moved to a lovely little flat that was the same price but in a much better area.

I disagree, same way when you go to buy a car, you should do the same due dilligence on the landlord as we aren't all as useless as ones as in this video. A nice landlord is worth every penny as you both help eachothers situation.

​@@braddersjunior5342 that may be true but a good landlord is hard to come by. Always hear the horror stories. heard very few people being happy with their landlords

I don't think that's that big of a factor though, many international students live in expensive 3rd party student accommodation anyway

It's got nothing to do with the current government it was Blair. He changed the school systems to push every kid to go to uni. Uni ain't suitable for everyone. Blair made it so no companies would ever have to pay to train staff. I'm 37 and apprenticeships were pretty much impossible to get then so god knows how bad it is now. I would have killed for an apprenticeship. I knew uni was not for me but I remember at school even then every kid being pushed into going to uni. Plenty of courses are never going to end up in a job and it's a massive industry. I had to work my way up right from the bottom. It took a long time and it was grim. On the other hand no debt and now I earn a fair bit more than lots of middle class professions.

@@williamsulman2646I think you’re missing the point here dude. These kids aren’t wanting to leave uni because they decide it isn’t for them. They are having their hands forced because they can’t afford it. If you’re well off, great! I’m glad you have support. If you’re from a poor background, you’re pretty much fucked.

@@williamsulman2646 It wasn't just Blair, it was preceding governments are also to blame. They contributed to the shit that we're in. Housing stock was not replenished, prices were forced higher due to the lack of supply and they created a high-demand economy for properties. Student fees were not meant to be what they are now but successive governments post-Blair have increased them exponentially.

@msulman2646 I get where you're coming from but I completely disagree dude. I am a similar age (35), I have a good job (was earning 6 figures by the time I hit my late 20s), I wouldn't have that job if I hadn't been to university. I grew up in a low income household, without Blair changing the system to allow me to go to university I wouldn't be in the position I am currently in. I simply wouldn't have been able to go to University, not because I wasn't smart enough, because I wouldn't have been able to afford it. That's utterly unfair, Blair fixed that system and despite all the other dodgy shit he did, I'll forever be grateful to him for giving me that opportunity. Since then, Uni fees have been changed, now students leave riddled with debt, rent is extortionate, bills are crazy... they're fucked. I sometimes think about the 16-18 year old version of myself who is out there somewhere who doesn't have the same opportunities that I had and it genuinely pisses me off, the current and future students have *less* opportunity than I did 15 years ago and that's bullshit. We've gone backwards.

​@@Kieran0It's a trade-off that was made. You experienced the benefit, and hopefully down the line most students will aswell, but we're also seeing the downsides. Because the number of people going to university increased massively in a relatively short time it outstripped the growth in housing stock near universities, so rent prices are able to increase to stupid levels while landlords neglect maintenance because of the supply and demand equation. Also with more and more people going to uni it became unaffordable for the government to subsidise (or completely cover) everyone's tuition fees due to the sheer scale of the numbers, so the students had to start taking more of the burden themselves.

It's just a shame the only opportunity further afield is teaching English.

@@tiakore7524 it is a shame but I didn't do my research before choosing a degree. I just followed my passion which was dumb.

I found a used condom on my bed when I moved into my first student house. The wallpaper used to peel off the walls because of the damp so we blu-tacked it up again.

Great idea yeh

When so many people in government are landloards themselves, why would they do this?

Leeds city council has and does.

@@ldn876: So get your parents to vote against these people ! Take Leeds apart !!! FGS !!!!!.... This is the power of politics ! Why should some of these major cities be allowed to get away with it ??? Have you guys lost your mind ??? Cos you are basically supporting those actual "developers"... from carrying on the weight of the debts !!! I have heard that Nottingham council is going to go down the pan, and be bankrupt. So how come you students DOESN'T do something like, go study in Nottingham instead? USE your choice, and MAKE it a political one ! Let those buildings, actually BE cleared ??? In fact, quit this year, and TRANSFER !!!!! Go and check out Nottingham, and phone and ask them, if you could transfer your years over ABC... due to the fact that, you want to reduce the costs etc etc... And consider living one year out only, and the rest of the years in, or at home ???? You should NOT carry 30k debts on your shoulders !!!! I only went to uni which had 1 hour drive from home. Very very few Londoners.. come up North to study. They only do it, cos it is cheaper than London as well. These decisions, you NEED to consider it... Move to a more expensive city later on. But not otherwise.

And drinking water out tap tastes like shite even when its boiled english contractors see building work cowboy jobs im not paying anymore water rates water taste like shite im going to talk to manager in ancher housing about this not going to pay any more water rates for drinking dirty water no wonder i have bad stomach

This is because some students will get 4k in maintenance (what I got last year in my final year), where others will get around 12k depending on their circumstances. Rent was around 5k-10k per term where I studied, therefore some students have ridiculous amounts of disposable income they know they will never pay back whilst others are out of pocket.

I worked in HE for 10 years the worst part for the young women who have money issues are the ones who do "Favours" for Landlords and Parlour "work" TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

Yeah the houses are in a poor state but it is clear that the people living in them are also slobs so are certainly not helping the situation.

@@chrismason7272 Exactly, and the excuse that “oh we don’t know how to look after a house” is a cop out. When I was at uni you wouldn’t believe how many people didn’t know how to complete basic tasks like empty a blocked hoover, or boil an egg. So they’d live on toast and pot noodles because their parents never taught them how to cook. I mean that one girl said “oh I’ve got £10 for food this week so I can go out to the cinema” like how the fuck is that your priority? 😂

Do they? I'd say the polar opposite was true. Why would the trades have to pay such high wages if there's millions of working class kids trained in construction and trades? Simple supply and demand tells you why wages in trades are so high. They aren't able to get the people.

​@@pjl8119it is and it's not. When they say how much trademen earn its relative. Most are self employed so you get paid okay but you have hard times where you need the extra money. They were constantly reporting about skills shortages and again it is true but only in certain areas. I just had 3 months sitting at home with no work at all. That's expensive! Oh and forget about a mortgage your not going to get one. Long hours and dangerous work. 600 construction workers committed suicide last year. It's the industry with the worst mental health rates. The only people making money are the housebuilders!

​@@pjl8119your point was true however and I should have added that. I just think it's fair to say Its something I know a lot about and I would tell my kids the same as what my dad told me. Study hard at school!

@@pjl8119apprenticeships are thin on the ground so I think by working class jobs they meant the low paid, low skilled jobs like shops/warehouses/coffee shops/factories etc

@@williamsulman2646 i would advise my kids, find something you enjoy and never look down on the trades

wow that is criminally negligent, you clearly survived but that was incredibly dangerous from them

.. my son's landlady has five similar properties in the area of Bristol, taking around what will be £3.5K/mth per property. I checked it out on Rightmove, his specific house has increased in value by around 600% in 20 years, probably due to the rental income it can generate ... totally fucked up.

@@00wil77: LOL...... you guys wanted to do digital... lol.....

there is a year between them, can't say I planned it or anything, on either occasion! It's nuts tho' landlords are artificially inflating the value of their stock by price gouging rents, that;s not just bad for students. ... £17, 500.00 a month, gross income off 5 mediocre at best houses for basically doing the absolute barest-minimum-of next-to-FA ... not only that, her small portfolio of houses are 'worth' somewhere in the region of £3.5 Million for, again, doing exactly pretty much jack shit to maintain them. Why should she, if there's no incentive to do anything or any form of regulation? @@MeiinUK

I understand students enjoy to party but atleast make a good impression!

It was really remarkable how COVID boosted the brains of our younger generations. Not enough is spoken about the benefits!

Letting agencies are the most profitable, lowest-effort scam per brain cell that this country has seen in over 100 years.

and if people complain about their landlord, its section 21 and find somewhere else to live... Landlords hold all of the power as the supply is far less than the demand. They'll find new tenants who wont complain and pay even more.

A section 21 is simply the quickest way of getting someone out of the property if you need the property back i.e to move in or sell. Although despite being a 'no fault' eviction it is usually for a reason, as going through the specific process for a non-payment of rent eviction for example is a longer process than just issuing a section 21. Landlords of business people and generally do not evict tenants that pay their rent on time and look after the property they're in, the fees that they incur when changing tenants really don't make it viable to keep chopping and changing. Believe it or not it's actually quite difficult to find good reliable tenants. However I appreciate that there are always going to be some dodgy landlords out there.

Real 😂

But if you’re going to pay £9k a year, you want a uni that offers you job contracts, placements, experience, networking opportunities and travel abroad as well as just genuine name value and better quality of teaching.

@@SannaMaria-xs3wk all a myth fella. Ones I know that went up and down country now work in places like tesco fruit and veg isle. As I say, unless you're the next Einstein, none of that is relevant.

That kitchen was in an absolute state

100%

That's how the brits are, and then they are blaiming the immigrants and government for the state od their country

also to add on to the food prices as a student. i buy basically the same (minimal but as nutritious as i can get) groceries every week and yet the price of it altogether has gone up by over a third since the start of the academic year. it's absurd. i just want to eat well enough that i can actually focus in my lectures and when i'm writing- that shouldn't be such an ask