[…]to their next chapter, but they need to take the time to research accommodation options before committing to any property. Know the warning signs, understand the risks and do your homework. Equally, for parents and friends we ask them to play their part in assisting young people in to ensure no costly mistakes are made.” “There are many ways in which rental property scams are carried out however one of the most common ones we see is where the fraudster rents a holiday or short let themselves , they advertise the house for rent and show it to multiple potential […]
[…]public consultations with membership. Nominations for the USI officer board elections are open. For information as to how to participate, click here. Nominations for the Student Achievement Awards Ireland 2017 are now open. Click here for more information and to enter. Policy and Campaigns: The Vice President for Equality & Citizenship was appointed by the National Youth Council of Ireland to the National Government oversight committee of the LGBT Youth Strategy after a competitive process. USI successfully awarded grant funding from the European Students’ Union towards work at HEI’s around refugee inclusion. USI hosted the USI Women Lead Project 2017 over the […]
[…]rental model being pursued. The definition of cost rental will need to be clarified and must be affordable. For us, the “other models” should include publicly funded projects as opposed to the continuation of the National Student Accommodation Strategy policy of relying on the private market. There are quite a number of reviews and examinations related to the higher education sector detailed in the programme and the USI strongly believes that these need to be undertaken with urgency, and all relevant stakeholders including students, staff and student representatives included in the discussions such as the review of the Back to […]