UK student housing provider collapse strands 70 in Dundee

The owner of Marketgait Apartments in Dundee has gone bust, forcing nearly 70 students to find alternative accommodation at the start of the academic year. This is the latest in a string of UK university housing scheme failures, highlighting severe financial strain on the sector. The incident underscores systemic fragility in purpose-built student accommodation, with potential knock-on effects for universities and local housing markets.