Off Thread: Is the Student Accommodation bubble about to burst

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Numbers are dropping rapidly down to birthdate, student debt and lack of suitable jobs for graduates .

Demand falling, supply rising.

Apart from the red brick unis there isn’t a real problem in filling courses for most now.

My lad had 3 unconditional offers and a few others begging him just to consider them even though he didn’t even bother replying to them.

It’s not sustainable and the bubble is close to bursting point.

It won't be long before the foreign students twig that UK universities are not what they once were. They have been turned into conveyer belts, and teaching standards have dropped. Even British youngsters are rethinking the whole university thing, as they weigh up student debt and the lack of relevent jobs.

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It won't be long before the foreign students twig that UK universities are not what they once were. They have been turned into conveyer belts, and teaching standards have dropped. Even British youngsters are rethinking the whole university thing, as they weigh up student debt and the lack of relevent jobs.

The market for these types of development was driven by an expectation that international incoming student numbers would continue to grow at the previous levels

The bubble is about to deflate because as has been suggested there are quality issues in a number of institutions, student funding streams are being redirected by institutions, numbers of Chinese and other Asian countries are dropping.

A further issue is the problems created for students by the visa process. In the uk they are required to pay a £800 health surcharge and you have to leave when you complete your degree.

Add in the cost of living and look at the increasing competition for international students from other European countries who teach degrees n English and there you have most of the reasons why this once lucrative market is becoming unsustainable

Overpaid over rated Vice chancellors driving their universities into a dark future. The development of unsustainable housing is just a symptom of the general financial apathy