Tower, bottom of London Road?

[Oldtrout 10]

Maybe one has a Chinese tower- and then, a few minutes later, feels like having another one...

 

What is a Chinese tower? Sorry if I'm thick

[SnakeSpew 10]

What you can see now are the lift shafts. They're always built first, I don't know why.

 

It's a big development built with Chinese money for Chinese people. How they enforce that in this age of racial equality I have no idea.

 

Nothing is being enforced.

 

You've invented that part.

Edited July 17, 2016 by SnakeSpew

[Jeffrey Shaw 90]

What is a Chinese tower? Sorry if I'm thick

There are four in China. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Great_Towers_of_China

[tzijlstra 11]

There are four in China. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Great_Towers_of_China

 

I have been on the Yellow Crane tower in Wuhan, absolutely stunning.

[Bargepole23 337]

I have been on the Yellow Crane tower in Wuhan, absolutely stunning.

 

Me too, 15 years ago

[CockneyMafia 10]

http://www.independent.co.uk/student/student-life/sheffield-s-new-chinatown-set-to-create-premium-student-apartments-and-400-jobs-a6823566.html

 

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-30915766

 

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https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=new%20chinese%20development%20sheffield

 

Ah, so that’s what it is.

 

Student accommodation is getting ridiculously opulent. What happened to all those damp shared houses with peeling woodchip wallpaper? They put hairs on your chest. And bronchitis.

[nitrambran 10]

Ah, so that’s what it is.

 

Student accommodation is getting ridiculously opulent. What happened to all those damp shared houses with peeling woodchip wallpaper? They put hairs on your chest. And bronchitis.

 

Those days are disappearing of the rat infested bedsit, If your going to send you son or daughter from places like china, you only want the best accommodation, some are paying a years rent in advance.

[CockneyMafia 10]

Those days are disappearing of the rat infested bedsit, If your going to send you son or daughter from places like china, you only want the best accommodation, some are paying a years rent in advance.

 

True. Not exactly character building though, is it?

 

See below

 

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/student-to-get-valuable-life-experience-from-moving-to-purpose-built-luxury-apartment-20150817101164

[Revel 10]

Ah, so that’s what it is.

 

Student accommodation is getting ridiculously opulent. What happened to all those damp shared houses with peeling woodchip wallpaper? They put hairs on your chest. And bronchitis.

 

Ridiculously opulent... Really?

We aren't all as lucky to have had free tuition, as was obviously the case in your day. With £40K+ of debt for 3 years of recycled PowerPoint slides, I'd expect more than a damp house with peeling wallpaper, too.

[Bob Arctor 11]

Ah, so that’s what it is.

 

Student accommodation is getting ridiculously opulent. What happened to all those damp shared houses with peeling woodchip wallpaper? They put hairs on your chest. And bronchitis.

 

Now that people can expect to leave uni with about £50k debt there is little incentive to be frugal with accommodation costs, it's all play money now. I do worry that high cost student accommodation is just storing up debt problems for the future.

[CockneyMafia 10]

Ridiculously opulent... Really?

 

Yes. I'm regularly on Rightmove and some of the new high-end student properties match, and in some cases beat, anything marketed to young professionals.

 

See here: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/property-59358692.html

 

We aren't all as lucky to have had free tuition, as was obviously the case in your day.

 

What is this presumption based on? And what relevance does it have to the quality and cost of expensive student flats?

 

With £40K+ of debt for 3 years of recycled PowerPoint slides, I'd expect more than a damp house with peeling wallpaper, too.

 

If you were prepared to pay £800 a month for the privilege, I imagine you'd get it too. What is your point exactly?

[Revel 10]

If you were prepared to pay £800 a month for the privilege, I imagine you'd get it too. What is your point exactly?

 

What is this presumption based on? And what relevance does it have to the quality and cost of expensive student flats?

 

The relevance is that you are quite obviously out of touch in regards to this subject.

 

I've just finished my postgraduate degree, and I've never met any undergraduates or even postgraduates who paid £800/m for student accommodation. You think the regular person can/would pay that? The maximum maintenance grant from Student Finance is £3,387 a year...

 

The average cost for student accommodation is £90-£110/w, and they are in no way "opulent".