“One of the things I’m most proud of is we participate in our local area. We’re not ‘that commune down the street’. Our neighbours like…
Evie Bell and Alex Morzeria-Davis have been members of Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative for a year
A survey suggested earlier this month that Edinburgh is the most expensive place for students to live with people working more part-time jobs compared with the UK average to try and pay their way. “Demand is very much concentrated into one area, which is the area where you can walk to university basically. If you have George Square and think about everywhere you can get to in 20 mins, that’s where all the demand is in the city and there’s not really enough supply.
“The central aim is to provide cheap, stable, secure - and importantly - good housing,” said Morzeria-Davis, 23.“One of the things we miss out a lot is that it is good housing. This isn’t about to crash down on your head and is not mouldy like a lot of the student housing I’ve seen in Edinburgh. The view is amazing too.”
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