Durham's Student Housing Crisis Explained | PalTV Investigates

After an unprecendented level of student admissions, and an ever-increased shortage of affordable student housing, Durham experienced its worse student housing crisis yet in 2022.
In this report, PalTV takes a deep dive into the causes of the crisis and speaks to students & Palatinate reports on the effects of ever-increasing house prices.
Credits:
Lead Producer/Project Lead - Lucy Baldwin
Presenter - Michael Gaughan
Producers - Stephanie Ormond, Joseph Manley, Sydney Davies, Dherran Titherington, Fiona Steer, Etta Tabb, Emily Doughty
Writer/Researcher - Emily Doughty
Camera Operators - Emily Doughty, Augustin Gorbatenco, Yijie Jia, Anna Choi, James Tillotson
Editors - Theo Taylor, Yijie Jia, Dylan Rana
Marketing Leads - Christian Bland, Freya Harrington
With special thanks to - Daniel Hodgson, Jack Newbury, Luke Nash, Mary Foy MP, Durham Students' Union.
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[@jessemeeson7926]

This is insane!!!

[@musaddiqiqbal2237]

bro ive got an offer and im so scared to come here now lol

[@Thubstar]

did you end up going? i've got an offer now so just curious

[@musaddiqiqbal2237]

@@Thubstar nah I’m at lse now lol - lse offer came after Durham offer.

[@popopo1976]

How is the situation now (October 2023)?

[@Teddypally]

The students should simply switch schools. The solution might be hard to carry out but it's not hard to arrive at.