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Founders: <\/strong>Jack Jenkins, Daniel Jefferys, and Christian Samuel
\nFounded:<\/strong> November 2014 (launched October 2016)
\nWebsite:<\/strong> universitycribs.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

If you’ve been to university then you’ll remember the struggle of trying to find good student accommodation. From dealing with limited time-frames, attempting to negotiate with agencies and landlords, to juggling property searches while studying… there are plenty of issues that arise.<\/p>\n

But one start-up, University Cribs, believes it has the answer.<\/p>\n

Attempting to simplify student lettings to help students search for their new home “stress free”, University Cribs is an online student accommodation search engine which lists student rooms from well-known lettings agents and halls providers from all the UK’s major university towns and cities.<\/p>\n

Through the site, users can instantly book viewings and contact agents directly and can browse properties ranging in size from a studio to a 12-bed penthouse.<\/p>\n

Created by Jack Jenkins, Daniel Jefferys, and Christian Samuel, University Cribs launched in October 2016 and attracted 100,000 site hits in its first month of going live.<\/p>\n

Just seven months on and the start-up has 120 clients advertising properties to students on its site and a team of nine; made up entirely of graduates “who work hard and play harder”.<\/p>\n

With 150,000 fans across social media channels, the start-up credits its early success to its ability to tailor specific content online to the wants and needs of students:<\/p>\n

“By focusing on students as a specific niche, we are able to engage effectively with them. This is an area that our larger competitors [like Rightmove and Zoopla] are unable to dominate as the content does not resonate with their whole of market users.”<\/p>\n

About to enter a funding round to support new product development, University Cribs’ founding trio reveal that the next year will see the addition of rental admin automation software and student household billing platforms.<\/p>\n

The end-goal? “To become the most recognised online platform for student accommodation globally. Basically, total world domination.”<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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