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Election
The Accommodation and Housing Officer is a part-time voluntary Student Officer who represents the collective interests and needs of students relating to affordable, accessible, and good quality living environments to the Union. Working with the Welfare & Community Officer, represent the needs and priorities that students have with the living accommodation within UCL, the University of London and beyond.
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Candidates
Having served as Accommodation & Housing Officer at Students' Union UCL, I bring experience representing student housing concerns and working with the Union to support students navigating accommodation challenges. Through my leadership roles across UCL societies, I have developed strong skills in communication, organisation, and problem-solving. I am approachable, proactive, and committed to ensuring students feel supported and informed when dealing with housing issues, while continuing to advocate for practical improvements to the student housing experience.
If re-elected as Accommodation & Housing Officer at Students' Union UCL, I hope to continue improving the support available to students navigating housing in London. I want to strengthen access to clear guidance on contracts, tenant rights, and accommodation options, while ensuring student concerns are effectively represented to the Union and university. My goal is to make housing support more accessible, transparent, and responsive so students feel confident, informed, and supported throughout the housing process.
Students should vote for me because I combine experience in this role with a strong commitment to improving housing support for the UCL community. During my time as Accommodation & Housing Officer at Students' Union UCL, I have worked to understand the challenges students face when navigating housing in London. If re-elected, I will continue advocating for clearer information, stronger support systems, and ensuring that student voices are consistently represented in conversations about accommodation and housing policy.
Throughout my time I have developed these opportunites that I believe align with this position:
- Finance & Fundraising Officer – Managed budgets and organised fundraising events during my time at sixth form
- Housing research experience – Contributed to analysing accommodation affordability and developing housing policy ideas.
- UCL East Shuttle Bus Driver – Spoke to you guys during daily commutes, gaining direct insight into student housing concerns.
- Retail work alongside studies – Balanced part-time work with university, building resilience, time management, and a strong work ethic
If voted in, this is what I will achieve by the end of my term:
- Reinvest accommodation profits directly into improving housing quality, maintenance, and student living conditions.
- Reform the complaints system so housing issues are resolved faster with clear response timelines.
- Introduce a UCL housing policy with affordability targets (aiming for 30% affordable accommodation).
- Campaign for fair rents, including exploring a temporary rent freeze and linking increases to maintenance loans.
- Create a tenancy deposit loan scheme to support low-income students struggling with deposits or rent in advance.
Housing has been the toughest part of my time at UCL. As a first-generation home whose parent's didn't meet the gurantor requirement, I experienced first hand how expensive and complicated the system can be. That experience lit a fire in me. I will push relentlessly for fairer rents, better housing standards and real choices for students. I won't acceept excuses and will hold the university to account until students get the housing they deserve.