My student accommodation, Ribble Brook House, ran by YourHousingGroup, have decided to NOT allow for early termination of contracts. Even for those that have moved out already, due to the virus and the university being shut. This is absolutely not okay.

This is university recommended accommodation on UCLan campus. Even though UCLan have waived their last payment for ALL students, whether they continue to live there or not. My accommodation refused to support any students at their accommodation, even those that’ve moved out. This is about to bring students into further debt, for a place they’re not even living in.

Hundreds, possibly thousands, of student accommodations all over the country are allowing for early terminations of contracts and waiving the last payment - to help their students! Whereas, this is what my accommodation does. They provide excuses and then don’t respond to emails, and then finally, make it so their student tenants will be pushed into further debt.

This is an expensive accommodation, with the price being 6k+ a year. My student finance doesn’t even cover the cost of my flat, never mind food expenses, etc. These expenses are usually handled by students by working alongside University, which most students can no longer do, due to the restrictions of the lockdown. Students can’t just claim through the government, so we have no options and no help. 

That’s why universities and other private halls are helping their students, but not mine. This is a company that claims to care so much about their tenants, yet they have chosen money over supporting and caring for them, during this incredibly stressful time. 

So, due to the decision YourHousingGroup has made, we are trying to contact as many places as we can to try and get this decision changed. We don’t want to fall victim to this selfish company. We want to get as many signatures as we can, and hopefully this will make a difference to the students at Ribble Brook House, and possibly other students all over the country. 

Ideally, the government should enforce something and help the students at all student accommodations - University owned and third-party, instead of forcing thousands upon thousands of students into debt. There is no support offered for students during this pandemic by the government. 

Help protect the students during this pandemic! 

Please sign!