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The Graduate Accommodation Office (GAO) will increase rent for its residents by 4.57% from August 2020. Students living in accommodation owned by the GAO will also have to pay Council Tax, following a decision made by Oxford City Council earlier in the year. Increases to rent form part of the University’s five-year plan to pay […]
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University College’s JCR passed a motion protesting ‘unfair’ rent charges faced by students forced to remain in college accommodation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, at their Week 2 JCR meeting. The complaints come after some students were left having to pay more than four times as much as others for vacation residence. The […]
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The Saïd Business School, University College, and Pembroke College, alongside commercial hotels, are partnering with the Oxford City Council to free up 121 rooms to house rough sleepers. In late March, the government told councils it was “imperative” to house rough sleepers. Residents of shelters including O’Hanlon House and the recently opened Floyds Row had […]
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Image Credit: Fittoprint (Public Domain) St Hugh’s College ran a bop on the 3rd of November with the theme of ‘laundromats and scary rats’, following a series of maintenance issues at the College. The strapline of the bop was ‘dress up as your favourite Hugh’s administrative disaster’. St Hugh’s has previously suffered criticism about the […]
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A spokesman for Oxford University has defended the university’s decision to increase graduate rent by 5.8% next academic year. Speaking to The Oxford Student, he said that “inflation at 4% and an increase of 1.8% per annum … to reflect depreciation costs” were the reason for the hike. Moreover, he implied that further rent increases […]
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Going on holiday always involves a degree of escapism – leaving the realities of everyday life behind you for a while to seek out new places and new experiences, or just to take a much-needed break, far-removed from daily stresses. But why not take the escapism up a gear, and remove yourself even further from […]
Continue ReadingExeter College has officially opened the largest addition to its buildings since 1315 – providing 90 new bedrooms for its students. Located on Walton Street, and designed by Alison Brooks, the new quadrangle allows the college to guarantee accommodation to its members for at least three years. Named in honour of the parents of the […]
Continue ReadingOxford has once again been named the UK’s least affordable city by the Lloyds Bank’s Affordable Cities Review. Now, the average home price is nearly 11 times the annual gross average earnings. Home affordability is measured by comparing average city house prices and average regional pay. The average city house price across the UK has […]
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Exeter College is housing 86 of its students in a hotel in Wolvercote due to the continued construction work on the planned accommodation in Cohen Quad. The new quadrangle, located on Walton Street, was scheduled to be completed on 11 August, but that date has slipped twice. The project is now slated for completion by […]
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On Wednesday, students from Wadham College’s JCR staged a sitting protest on the main quad of the College, against the Governing Body’s proposal to hike rents in both on-site accommodation and annexes, and equalise the rents for both types of accommodation over the next three years. Up to 75 students were present at the demonstration, […]
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The University’s Congregation has voted against a proposal to remove the top floor of Castle Mill accommodation. Following over two and a half hours of discussion at a meeting held on 10th February at the Sheldonian Theatre, members of the Congregation, made up of senior academic and administrative staff, voted against the proposal: 210 in […]
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Andrew Hamilton, Vice Chancellor of Oxford University, has published a statement condemning a proposal to demolish the top floor of controversial student housing development, Castle Mill.
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Christ Church students have criticised the College’s handling of its accommodation crisis, complaining about last-minute rule changes and a lack of information. Although the College has now secured alternative accommodation for those who would have been forced to live out next year due to the planned renovations of Peckwater Quad, changes to ballot regulations have […]
Continue ReadingThe College attitude towards the safety of its students and the maintenance of its properties is a very confusing one. Paving slabs which weren’t broken have been totally replaced outside my building. A wall which didn’t need painting has been repainted in the same shade of ‘beige hearing aid’ as it was before. A potentially […]
Continue ReadingThe planned renovation of a Univ accommodation block is causing problems this week after the College planned to give students of certain subjects priority. First and second-year students at the College are normally guaranteed on-site accommodation, but construction work at the Goodhart Building means some students will be forced to live off-site next year. The […]
Continue ReadingThe woes of hunting for accommodation, from terrifying housemates to overly intimate house viewings
Continue ReadingOriel is holding a JCR-wide referendum after a motion to stop Scholars and Exhibitioners from having priority the annual accommodation ballot was proposed at a recent JCR meeting. The motion, proposed by JCR Accommodation Officer Innes Taylor, polarised the meeting. In a lengthy debate, some argued that the college should encourage academic performance by rewarding […]
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