ABSTRACT
Full-time students now comprise a large, and still increasing, group of people. They are a section of the population that form a specific key demand group for housing, having relatively clearly defined requirements which set them apart from most other people of a similar age. Despite this being the case, however, there has been little examination of how students’ housing needs are met, how local housing markets respond to their demand, and the nature of the interaction between full-time students and other competing demand groups for housing. This chapter therefore explores issues pertaining to the housing situations of full-time students who are in attendance at establishments of higher education.
