A scheme was devised whereby the university bought most of the land from Union of Loughborough Colleges and agreed on a land swap so the students would own an area of land adjacent to the Ashby Road on which a new student building was subsequently built.
A plan was put into action whereby the university acquired most of the land from Union of Loughborough Colleges and agreed on a land exchange so that students would own an area of land adjacent to the Ashby Road, where a new student building was subsequently constructed.