The maintenance loan is the money the government lends you towards living costs at university, and for 2026/27 a student from England can get up to £9,118 a year living at home, £10,830 living away from home outside London and £14,135 living away from home in London. How much of that reaches your account depends…
Decide first whether you want a university hall, which your university allocates through its own application window, or a private hall, which you book directly and which is open to any student at any university. Work out what you can afford across the whole contract, not just the weekly rent. New students mainly book between…
For the first time in years, the student accommodation market has tipped in students’ favour. Occupancy across the UK’s private purpose-built buildings fell to 85.4% this academic year, rents are rising more slowly than inflation, and providers are really competing for 2026/27 bookings with a vast range of discounts and incentives. None of that makes…
