Room swap a novel solution to ease rental crisis

An Irish room swap startup offers a novel solution to student bed shortages, writes Ruth Doris

AS higher education authorities warn of a 20,000 undersupply of housing for students for this academic year, and with reports of students forced to sleep on couches and share 10-bed rooms in hostels, Irish startup Switching Rooms is offering an alternative solution to the student housing crisis.

Aisling Byrne’s own struggles with finding suitable accommodation led her to set up Switching Rooms in 2016.