Third of students feel anxious or depressed due to "appalling" housing conditions

More than a third of students have reported feeling anxious or depressed due to "appalling" living conditions and "exploitative" landlords, according to a survey.One in five students have to deal with pests in their rented accommodation and nearly half are living with damp and mould growing in their homes, according to a report by the National Union of Students (NUS).A student from Bournemouth University, who asked not to be named, said that part of a wall in her bathroom collapsed due to excess