Student housing provider calls in debt collectors
A large provider of UK student housing has engaged debt collectors to pursue tenants who are withholding this term’s rent after the coronavirus crisis forced universities to close.
Notices have been served to tenants of properties run by Sanctuary Students, whose nationwide accommodation includes a number of halls in London, some of which are for students from the London School of Economics or the School of Oriental & African Studies.
The move puts Sanctuary at odds with other student accommodation providers such as Unite Students, Liberty Living and Blackstone-owned iQ Student Accommodation, which have waived rent for tenants wishing to leave early …