Student Accommodation

Annwyl Blake, Dear Blake,

Diolch am eich cais am wybodaeth (o Thank you for your request for
dan Ddeddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000). information (under the Freedom of
Derbyniwyd eich cais ar 17.03.2025 a Information Act 2000). Your request
rhoddwyd y cyfeirnod canlynol iddo: was received on the 17.03.2025 and
RI2790. Defnyddiwch y cyfeirnod hwn has been given the following
ym mhob gohebiaeth yn y dyfodol os reference number: RI2790. Please use
gwelwch yn dda. Diolch. this reference number in all future
correspondence. Thank you.
Rydym yn ymdrechu i ymateb i’ch cais
yn brydlon, fodd bynnag, caniateir We endeavour to respond to your
inni gymryd hyd at 20 diwrnod gwaith request promptly, however we are
yn unol â’r Ddeddf – a’r diwrnod permitted, under the Act, to take up
cyntaf yw’r diwrnod gwaith cyntaf ar to 20 working days – the first day
ôl inni dderbyn y cais (nid yw hyn yn being the first working day after
cynnwys dyddiau Sadwrn, dyddiau Sul, the request is received (this does
Gwyliau Banc na Gwyliau Cyhoeddus). not include Saturdays, Sundays, Bank
Os na allwn gwrdd â’r terfyn amser Holidays or Public Holidays). If for
hwn am unrhyw reswm, byddwn yn rhoi any reason we are unable to meet
manylion llawn ichi am y this deadline we will keep you fully
rheswm/rhesymau pam na allwn wneud informed of the reason(s) why.
hynny. 
If you have any queries about this
Os oes gennych unrhyw ymholiadau am y acknowledgement and/or your request,
neges gydnabod hon ac/neu eich cais, or if at any stage you are unhappy
neu os byddwch yn anfodlon â’r ffordd with the way in which your request
yr ydym yn delio â’ch cais ar unrhyw is being dealt with, please do not
bryd, mae croeso ichi gysylltu â ni hesitate to contact us by e-mail
trwy e-bost ([1][email address]). ([4][email address]).

Diolch yn fawr iawn. Thank you very much.

Yr eiddoch yn gywir, Yours sincerely,

Esther Steele Esther Steele

Ymgynghorydd Llywodraethu a Governance and Compliance Advisor
Chydymffurfiaeth
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd
Western Avenue
Rhodfa’r Gorllewin
Cardiff
Caerdydd
Wales, UK
Cymru, DU
CF5 2YB
CF5 2YB
Email: [5][email address]
E-bost: [2][email address]
[6]www.cardiffmet.ac.uk  
[3]www.cardiffmet.ac.uk  

Mae Met Caerdydd yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg a byddwn yn
sicrhau ein bod yn cyfathrebu â chi yn eich dewis iaith boed yn Gymraeg,
yn Saesneg neu’n ddwyieithog dim ond i chi roi gwybod i ni pa un sydd well
gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.

Cardiff Met welcomes correspondence in English and Welsh and we will
ensure that we communicate with you in the language of your choice,
whether that’s English, Welsh or bilingual as long as you let us know
which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

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Dear Blake,

Reference Number: RI2790.

Thank you for your request for information (under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000).

We are pleased to confirm that we hold the information you have requested
and are therefore able to provide answers to your questions.

- Has Cardiff Metropolitan University looked into buying or renting any
buildings for the purpose of student accommodation in Newport since 2020?

- Has Cardiff Metropolitan University bought or rented any buildings for
the purpose of student accommodation in Newport since 2020?

- What correspondence has Cardiff Metropolitan University had with outside
parties about the possibility of buying/renting any buildings for the
purpose of student accommodation in Newport since 2020?

Cardiff Metropolitan University has not bought or rented any buildings in
Newport for the purposes of student accommodation since 2020. The
University has no such intention and can find no record or correspondence
of any such considerations or plans to do so.

If you are unhappy with the way in which your request has been dealt with
or with the outcome of the consideration given to your request, you may
ask for an Internal Review. If you are not content with the outcome of the
Internal Review you have the right to apply directly to the Information
Commissioner for a decision. Our procedure for carrying out Internal
Reviews can be found under the ‘Complaint’ section of [1]this document.

If you have any queries about this response or would like any further
information about your request, or the Freedom of Information Act in
general, please do not hesitate to contact us again by e-mail ([2][email
address]).

Yours sincerely,

Esther Steele

Governance and Compliance Advisor / Ymgynghorydd Llywodraethu a
Chydymffurfiaeth

Cardiff Metropolitan University / Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd

Western Avenue / Rhodfa’r Gorllewin

Cardiff / Caerdydd

Wales, UK / Cymru, DU

CF5 2YB

Email / E-bost: [3][email address]

[4]www.cardiffmet.ac.uk  

Compliance Information on InSite:
[5]https://outlookuwicac.sharepoint.com/sit...

Mae Met Caerdydd yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg a byddwn yn
sicrhau ein bod yn cyfathrebu â chi yn eich dewis iaith boed yn Gymraeg,
yn Saesneg neu’n ddwyieithog dim ond i chi roi gwybod i ni pa un sydd well
gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.

Cardiff Met welcomes correspondence in English and Welsh and we will
ensure that we communicate with you in the language of your choice,
whether that’s English, Welsh or bilingual as long as you let us know
which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

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