Rent strike

Students face academic strain, as well as financial due to cost of living. Photo credit: PA Wire

11th December 2023 | By Rebecca Mills

Manchester’s rent crisis is causing both financial and academic strain for students.

A new report has found that students in England are left with 50p a week due to the skyrocketing cost of renting. The report from...

Owens Park entrance, Fallowfield - Image: Kate Gaetto

27th March 2023 | By Kate Gaetto

Rent strikers will not back down until demands are met

Students in Fallowfield will not stand down in response to the recent bailiff actions. The University of Manchester have outlined their next steps to approach the rent referendum results. Rent Strikers' demands have not yet been met.

Student waving placards and banners march down Wilmslow Road

6th March 2023 | By Ciara Reynolds

University of Manchester: Rent striking students march

Students at the University of Manchester marched down Oxford road in a bid to get the university to heed their housing demands. The UoM Rent...