Why is student rent so expensive?

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It's not unusual for university students to be hard up. But many are now being left with very little to live on due to soaring accommodation costs. The charity, Unipol, warns rents now take up almost all the average maintenance loan received by students in England. In this episode of our 5 Questions On podcast, Iqra Farooq from BBC Newsbeat explains why student rent is so expensive. (image: daniloandjus via Getty)