Student housing shortages are going to get worse in some cities, based on the charity Unipol. It says the number of recent function-constructed rooms being created is tumbling, regardless of pupil numbers rising. Keira Barber, 18, says she had to switch universities because she was unable to afford accommodation at her first choice. Universities UK say they at all times strive to help because housing issues are important fear. The National Union of scholars (NUS) is asking for rent controls on scholar housing. In recent times, some universities have struggled to supply a room near campus for brand spanking new students, offering them housing in neighbouring cities as an alternative. Keira simply missed out on the grades she needed so took up an offer of a place at Manchester Metropolitan University to study regulation as quickly as clearing opened. Each day she logged on to the accommodation portal to search for a room in a goal-constructed scholar flat. She paid the deposit for a room that may value £8,300 for the 12 months, greater than her most price range, nevertheless it was refunded the following day as that constructing had offered out. So Keira ended up ditching the supply from Manchester Met and has switched to Sheffield Hallam where she's guaranteed to get a place in a flat with different first years. Manchester Metropolitan University says it guarantees accommodation for first yr college students who put them as first choice and had utilized for a room before 15 June. It says it recognises the challenges in the city in recent times and has reserved further rooms close to the campus for the approaching academic year. Most scholar accommodation is now constructed and rented by the non-public sector, and Unipol keeps a register of the number of rooms as part of a voluntary code of conduct. In a weblog, exterior by the higher Education Policy Institute, Unipol chief govt Martin Blakey says the creation of latest student rooms is grinding to a halt, mainly because of high building prices. The charity says 29,048 new pupil rooms have been created throughout the UK in 2020, however by this 12 months that had fallen to 13,543 and a few of those were outdated buildings being introduced again into use. BBC, saying it is as a result of not all those new rooms are in the cities with shortages. So for instance, whereas Coventry has greater than sufficient accommodation, it is getting harder in different cities like Durham, Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester. While the fee of creating new scholar housing has gone up, because constructing costs are costlier, there is a limit to what most students can afford to pay. And it's no easier for college students once they're at college, with competitors in some cities driving costs up. In Manchester, estate agents advised the BBC houses for second and third years for autumn 2024 will begin being rented from late November this yr. Elliot Briffa is going into his third and last yr on the University of Manchester. He's more than £300 out of pocket because he had to start paying rent for the coming time period, while nonetheless finishing the contract on his current scholar home share. Rent eats up most of the maximum loan that Elliot gets because he's from a low revenue household. How a lot does college price and does it enhance earnings? The most luxurious student housing in Manchester, run by a company called Vita, is aimed primarily at international students. En-suite studio rooms at their Circle Square constructing begin from £320 every week, which also provides entry to a film room, bookable personal dining room, printing companies, gym and big communal sitting rooms and study areas. They run social events every week too, to assist the massive variety of Chinese students settle into a international city. Chloe Field, from the NUS, says college students are the victims of a wider housing crisis. She says the NUS wants to see more affordable accommodation created and rent controls considered to stop costs escalating. Universities UK says often there could be a primary yr scholar guarantee, and completely different approaches are in place depending on the city. It also says universities aren't accountable for wider pressures within the housing market however should work with private providers and others to seek out solutions. Are you affected by the issues raised on this story? Please embrace a contact quantity if you are keen to speak to a BBC journalist. Please embody your name, age and location with any submission. Follow Newsbeat on Twitter, exterior and YouTube, external. Hearken to Newsbeat dwell at 12:Forty five and 17:Forty five weekdays - or listen again here. How much does uni price in the UK and is it price it?