Housing

On Wednesday, the Chancellor the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt unveiled the government’s Autumn Statement, with what was termed a focus on growth. The inflation reduction to 4.6% announced last week meant that the Conservatives felt there was an opportunity to cut taxes, due to economic headroom....

In recent times, the issues of both housing strategies for those seeking asylum in the UK, and of increasing racial tensions within the country, have been brought to the forefront of many news outlets and topics of conversation - often going hand-in-hand. Following what has been deemed a politically-motivated...

Our Project Winter survey asked students to share their experience of life during the cost of living crisis.  

And there was one common theme.  

Students consistently let down by their landlords while paying increasing rents and bills. ...

Our three agony aunts, Auntie Carol, Auntie Barbara and Auntie Angela answer questions and queries sent in by some of our Impact contributors. In this first round of the podcast they cover how to deal with estate agents, how to balance time at uni and thinking about options after...

On thinking about our futures, we as university students have it hard and possibly harder now than ever before. My time at University is drawing to a close as I begin the second term of my final year at Nottingham and I cannot help but feel as though I...

The Facebook buy/sell page is launching a new Unisalad app on January 30th 2019. Impact spoke to the creator, Rebecca De Beukelaer about the development of the app. University of Nottingham History graduate De Beukelaer launched the Facebook page in November 2013, noticing a need for a platform for...

Moving into your first student house or flat is a rite of passage for a lot of young people. It’ll be your home from home for many months, so you need to find the right property. “The University of Nottingham currently has 34,329 students compared to 29,996 at Nottingham...