One million quid off-campus “shag pad” set to open in May

York Vision  may have found the answer to the University’s accommodation problem.

According to developers, hundreds of people have shown interest in the first £1 million apartment in York where work is ongoing to create four new apartments and office space.

Developer Grantside is creating the new development at the riverside Bonding Warehouse along the River Ouse.

But with work expected to be completed in May, there is still a chance for University bosses to bid for the rooms.

Last September, YUSU President Kallum Taylor announced a number of first-year undergraduates would be given free bus passes for living off-campus after University officials took in too many students.

They also faced a £500,000 fine from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).

Bosses are hoping that the new Constantine College, which will accommodate more than 600 students and is set to open in September, will ease problems following news that the University’s admissions intake was pushed over 4,000 for the first time for the last academic year.