We Gone live in Cabins Woop woop!!

Was on our local news, they look like the grey portacabins you find on building sites, it also looked like they were being put on the car park inbetween the architecture building and the LPAC building. Hope you guys get somewhere soon!

Wow, it doesn't sound like the most ideal situation :/ I don't understand how so many people are without accommodation this year... apparently they didn't half half the problems last year...

Did anybody get this email about living in cabins if you weren't able to secure accommodation?

"As you will be aware from my previous message, the University has received an unparalleled number of requests for help in finding student accommodation this year.
We have put in train a number of measures to create additional, long-term accommodation within the city. Whilst we are preparing this, and to enable everyone to join the University in time for Welcome Week, we are taking the unprecedented step of creating a temporary student village at the heart of the Brayford Campus."

The installation of comfortable, fully serviced, ensuite twin cabins, close to all University amenities and provided with 24/7 on-site security is currently underway. A significant number of cabins will be in place before Sunday and we expect to have the village fully completed by the middle of next week.

does that mean they are building some sort of village within the campus, cuz that would be awesome I don't even know what cabins look like lol.

I heard you get free cookies...

Not even joking

The reason why is because, they did send out the same number of offers as normal,but the reason why there's a shortage is becuase simply, people did much better in exams this year, which means that fewer people ended up being declined after results day, this could partly be due to the fee rise next year. People tried extra hard to get in this year, rather than pay more next year.

That's pretty much exactly what Lincoln Accom people said too.

Thats just bull****. I have a relative who works for them, they basically ****ed up. The people working in student housing have been getting into loads of trouble, they knew at the beginning of the year how much accomodation was needed and they didnt provide.

But to anyone stuck in the cabins, dont worry. I got an offer for Halls yesterday and I got in through clearing so you will be housed soonish

We noticed a couple of months ago that Lighthouse Properties seems to have lost its accreditation from the Uni - we assume this means that the Uni won't be considering them when looking for permanent homes for the temporarily housed students. They seem to have plenty of houses available - though to be honest I think I'd prefer the bunkhouses to living in a Lighthouse house again

I don't think anyone could pay me to get a house with lighthouse, my boyfriend had one through them last year and they have messed him around in regards to getting the deposit back and saying he owes money when he clearly doesn't. They're useless and I would advise anyone to avoid them at all costs

We noticed a couple of months ago that Lighthouse Properties seems to have lost its accreditation from the Uni - we assume this means that the Uni won't be considering them when looking for permanent homes for the temporarily housed students. They seem to have plenty of houses available - though to be honest I think I'd prefer the bunkhouses to living in a Lighthouse house again

I don't think anyone could pay me to get a house with lighthouse, my boyfriend had one through them last year and they have messed him around in regards to getting the deposit back and saying he owes money when he clearly doesn't. They're useless and I would advise anyone to avoid them at all costs