Students and their families who had been living in student accommodation are not being reimbursed their prepaid accommodation fees, despite only having been tenants for a limited time before returning to their family homes.
Many students are locked into leasing contracts and are now seeking legal aid to recover costs of student accommodation which has gone unused during lockdown, however results of this process vary.
This comes at a time when many families are struggling financially and many students are returning home due to concerns about their health and safety, only to be further impacted by loss of accommodation fees.