As the new academic year approaches, students are facing a 20pc rise in rent in just four years according to new figures.

Undergraduates can now expect to pay an average of £61.64 a week.

Exeter showed the biggest price hike of 35pc in five years while Crewe and Stoke are among towns registering the cheapest rents of around £45 per week.

Canvas university students in your patch and see what they are doing to cope with rent rises.

Are they facing more debt by taking out bigger loans?

Or are landlords having trouble filling their houses because students are opting to stay with their parents while studying?