Student accommodation has vastly improved since the days of damp digs

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Student accommodation has vastly improved since the days of damp digs

Ditch the ensuites to make student flats cheaper. That’s the view of the technological university chief and former provost of Trinity College Dublin, Dr Patrick Prendergast. Why has high spec student accommodation become the norm and would it help or harm the rental market to change that? Tom Philips is Managing Director of Tom Philips Associates and Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture and Planning at UCD and he spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Student accommodation has vastly improved since the days of damp digs