Hebeganbrowsingwebsitesanduniversityprospectuses, looking foracoursethat covered a range ofpropertytopics, had a strongreputationand offered good value for money.
That the schools know this is their main purpose is clear from the prominence of the university destinations of alumni in prospectuses and on websites.
The NUS president, who has always championed partnership working in the past, said there would be a "desperate need" for a new universities' "watchdog", with powers to refer university pricing practices to the Office for Fair Trading or the Monopolies Commission and to monitor the accuracy of prospectuses.