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In Edinburgh, the amount of purpose-built student accommodation, or PBSA, has increased by almost 60% over the past ten-years, with thousands more in the pipeline. Most of these developments are by private companies.⁣ ⁣ Despite this increase, students say that finding affordable housing is harder than ever.⁣ ⁣ Edinburgh University student Lara Reader, 20, says the cost of her private student halls (which were over £1000 per month) contributed to her failing her first-year exams. ⁣ ⁣ Hear the full story on the latest episode of In Case You Missed It on BBC iPlayer and BBC News YouTube channel. ⁣ ⁣ #Students #StudentLife #Edinburgh #BBCNews #BBCScotlandNews

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