What is the future for Exeter? Megan Davies sits down with the Vice-Chancellor and Provost to find out more. It would be an understatement to say the last 17 years have been eventful for Sir Steve Smith. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Exeter, (incidentally, one of the most influential figures in the higher education […]
Housing
Exeter’s estate agencies – help or horror?
Is it really worth joining a well-known estate agent and paying their membership fee? Or do these big estate agents catering to students have too many houses to control? Are private landlords better? And why do they treat us like children? One student shared with us a collection of short tales about some bad experiences […]
Students, millenials and the housing crisis: is resistance futile?
Having recently endured the stress of securing a house for third year, I found myself reflecting on the different ways the deepening shortage of quality affordable housing is impacting upon the millennial generation. Studying at an elite university in one of the wealthiest parts of the country, it is all too easy to forget that […]
Meal deal mayhem
Once every month or so, numerous articles will slither around the internet telling millennials to stop doing something: stop ruining diamonds, stop ruining brunch, stop sacrificing your mental and emotional wellbeing in order to reach standards of social involvement that you’ve set yourself, stop ruining jeans. All that stuff us millennials love doing. Recently, the […]
The joy of house hunting
It’s everyone’s favourite time of year again. No, not Christmas, it’s time to frantically call every estate agent in town out of the fear of being homeless or being stuck in a damp hell-hole 40 minutes away from campus. Oh, the joy. Perhaps the most frustrating thing about house-hunting, aside from the paperwork, the fear […]
The housing nightmare we are all facing
t’s happened again. IWhile my friends in London chill out and enjoy the dawning of winter, here we are – frantically searching for houses and scrambling for viewings like there’s no tomorrow. It’s natural to think that we should be looking for next year’s houses… Next year? Unfortunately, here at Exeter Uni, we are all fierce […]
Fit for a Kingfsher?
Exeter students were forced to spend the start of the year at a hotel after their rooms weren’t ready in time – and have told Exeposé the University was “unhelpful” during their struggle to find accommodation. 120 students meant to be moving into the Kingfisher Studios, owned by national company Downing Students, had to be placed […]
‘In politics, whenever something goes well, it always creates a new problem’ An interview with Gavin Barwell MP
Gavin Barwell won the seat of Crydon Central in 2010 and in the 2015 election retained the seat with a majority of just 165 votes, making it one of the closest results in the country. He currently holds the positions of Minister for London and Minister of State for Housing and Planning within the Department […]
Alec Jones gives us the lowdown on housing
So it’s that time again when some of us will be looking for a place to live next year. This is a period that can be stressful, and I’ve been thinking of how we can make this process easier. The Accommodation Fair is normally after Christmas. I’ve had discussions with major letting agents in Exeter, […]
The perils of sorting out housing too early!
As December loomed last year, I, like many other students panicked at the thought of locating a house for my friends and I, for the coming year. Fortunately for us, we quickly found, signed and paid the deposit for our house. Furthermore, the house didn’t reflect any of the concerns that my relatives had about […]