Felix was given 28 days notice to leave halls, and has struggled to devote adequate time to studies while navigation the eviction and appeals process. As a key QMUL Rent Strike organiser, they’ve also spent time helping other evicted students.
A statement from QMUL Rent Strike adds that students have been given insufficient support following their eviction, waiting weeks for help with applying to COVID hardship funds, and in some cases being made homeless. The statement also notes that QMUL evicted a disproportionate number of students (111) between 2017 and 2019, when compared with other London universities.
“Only very occasionally do we have such significant issues with a resident that we have to issue a Notice to Quit,” a spokesperson for the university tells Dazed. “However, when students endanger their own lives, and the lives of others, for example by disabling fire safety equipment or repeatedly breaching coronavirus regulations, we have no option but to request that they leave.”