School season, record low rent but many rooms in Vinh City are still empty
(Baonghean.vn) - Many rented rooms are shabby, shabby, and not upgraded, so there are no tenants and they have to be abandoned right at the beginning of the school year. That is the current situation of student dormitories in Vinh City.
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According to a survey by PV, although the new school year has begun, the number ofroomSome people in student-populated wards in Vinh City such as Ben Thuy, Trung Do, Hung Dung... have only been able to occupy about 40%. Most of the boarding houses are in a desolate and deserted situation. In the photo: A boarding house with 5 rooms of a household in Block 5, Trung Do Ward has no tenants. It is known that Block 5 has more than 200 rooms, but currently only half of the rooms are occupied. Photo: QA |
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The boarding houses in Ben Thuy ward are in a similar situation. According to preliminary statistics, the whole ward has more than 2,000 boarding houses for students and workers to rent, but up to now, only 400 - 500 rooms are occupied. Photo: QA |
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Inside the rented rooms, it is easy to see the shabby image, old, moldy walls, ceilings mainly covered with hot fibro cement panels... that is also the main reason leading to the market.roomCheap rooms are increasingly unsold. These rooms are only rented for 200,000 VND/month, a record low in recent years, but the number of people asking to rent is still very low. Photo: QA |
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Due to the lack of tenants for a long time, many rented rooms have been turned into storage rooms by the landlords. A landlord shared: "Although I know that the rooms are old, upgrading them now will cost 20-30 million VND. With the number of tenants decreasing and the number of university and college students decreasing, I don't know when I will be able to recoup the investment...". Photo: QA |
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Unable to withstand the slump, many areas are nowmotelwas forced to demolish to build houses and kiosks for rent for business. In the photo: The boarding house on Vo Thi Sau Street, Truong Thi Ward was forced to demolish because there were no tenants. Photo: QA |
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To avoid the slump, in addition to reducing rental prices, landlords have also increased the number of advertisements posted on the streets or posted on social networking sites, but the situation has not improved. Photo: QA |
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Understanding the increasing demand for convenience of a segment of tenants, some landlords have invested, upgraded, and installed additional equipment such as air conditioners, water heaters, security cameras, etc. Although the price of these rooms is higher than the average (usually over 1 million VND/month), many people still ask to rent them because of the convenience and security guaranteed. Photo: QA |