Housing Failures Expose Deeper Rot in Student Accommodation Sector The recent collapse of Marketgait Apartments in Dundee has left nearly 70 students scrambling for alternative accommodation, highlighting a broader crisis in the UK's student housing sector.
The situation is not simply a matter of individual companies going bust or struggling to find tenants; it speaks to deeper structural issues that have been brewing for years.
Falling international student numbers, combined with rising borrowing costs and decreasing affordability, have created a perfect storm that is pricing out domestic students from purpose built housing.