Conference Notes:

1. That there are a large number of unscrupulous landlords who are abler to jeopardise students' lives both health-wise and financially.
2. That one major problem is an unfair refusal to return deposits. This puts the onus on the student to sue the landlord thus incurring further cost.
3. That some student unions in cities like Oxford, Leeds and Belfast have joined with local Councils and housing rights groups to produce a Register of Landlords to ensure that students cannot be exploited.
4. That some have introduces a central deposit-holding fund. If landlords wish to dock dome of the deposit, they must convince the organisers of the fund (usually the Local Council) that it is for good reason, otherwise the money gets refunded to the tenant. This prevents landlords profiteering from students' deposit cash.

Conference Further Notes:

1. That the Tory Government abolished free eye and dental checks, which has had a highly detrimental effect on student health. The Labour Government has done nothing to change this.
2. That the formula for calculating eligibility for free prescriptions is harsher than it was, ensuring that fewer students are eligible.

Conference Resolves:

1. To support the creation of local landlord registers and the establishment, with local councils and housing rights groups, a deposit fund.
2. To re-affirm LDYS' commitment to the restoration of free eye and dental checks and encourage students to use HC1 forms.
3. To campaign for a relaxation of the rules on eligibility for free prescriptions and, in particular, abolish the ridiculous rule that loans count as income even if one is not taken.
4. To push for all multiple occupancy student accommodation, including University Halls of Residence, to be brought under existing legislation on HMOs.
5. To campaign for Government to release money in the form of grants to invest in Houses of Multiple Occupancy.