Homeowners are being urged to consider renting a room to students as the housing crisis worsens.
Rents have risen by more than 10 percent in the last 5 quarters – and there are fewer properties available than ever before.
Students Unions are warning that if short-term solutions like digs arenÂ’t found, many students may miss out on going to college this year.
Juliette Gash reports;
Advice is available from individual college's students' unions, UCDSU's can be found here