InEdinburgh, wehave seen countless newPBSAdevelopments overthelastfiveyears.Andstill, lastautumnthere was extremelydifficultcompetitionfor studenthousing- showingthatalthough there are morePBSAaccommodationblocks, moststudents cannotaffordtheirhighprices and ultimatelyleavesthem andother residents withfewer options.The status ofPBSAas exemptfrom other rentmeasures suchasthe rentfreeze or subsequentcapmeanthatdevelopersprofitwhile students aretrappedin exploitative contracts andnotprotectedbyother rentmeasures compared...