Students at Oxford Brookes University are being asked to rate their landlords. Results of the questionnaire will be compiled into a comprehensive landlords database and passed on to Oxford City Council.
“There are varying standards of landlords across the city and we are hoping we can put pressure on the council to sort this out,” says Andy Pederson, President of the Students’ Union.
“You will find a similarly poor standard of housing in other cities, but when you look at the price of housing in Oxford you will be paying more for less here.”
Bi-Annual Student Survey
University students will be given two questionnaires to fill in: one at Christmas and the second at the end of the academic year. Mr Pederson wants students to be more aware of their rights to good quality housing, so by encouraging them to get involved with the Rate My Landlord campaign, it is hoped that problems in the city’s student housing can be rectified. He says the Rate My Landlord scheme will put pressure on the local council to sort out any problems that are highlighted – and if there are none, they will congratulate the council on a job well done.
NLA Interested in Campaign
The National Landlords Association is following the campaign closely:
“The National Landlords Association is interested to see the findings of Oxford Brookes’ private housing survey as we believe that no one should have to put up with sub-standard accommodation or suffer unsafe living conditions,” says local policy officer, Gavin Dick.
