Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...
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A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
New research claims students in the UK are currently paying as much as £16,500 per year in living costs - a...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News
An agent in one major university city says it’s faced with 50 students applying for each available property. Edinburgh residential property lettings,...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News
New research reveals that student property portfolios based in smaller university towns or cities typically generate the best returns. The findings, from...
30 September 2021
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The pandemic has had a major impact on the student rental market with landlords suffering significant losses of income. A new analysis...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A new student accommodation property platform has been launched which aims to deliberately by-pass letting agents. Housemates is for students, landlords and...
18 August 2020
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An ‘open banking’ PropTech platform has partnered with two rental organisations which will offer agents, landlords and tenants direct payments and...
26 July 2019
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Knight Frank’s student accommodation partner has given the thumbs up to new figures suggesting a surge in overseas and domestic students...
08 February 2019
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There’s been a big rise in the volume of purpose-built student accommodation in the UK, suggesting that the market may be...
29 January 2019
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The UK’s student accommodation sector is still booming according to Knight Frank, despite Brexit creating uncertainty over the future of foreign...
17 December 2018
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The UK's second city Birmingham takes top spot when it comes to student property returns for buy-to-let investors. Analysis by online letting...
07 September 2018
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Student landlords and letting agents are being warned by the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA) to tighten up security in their properties...
03 September 2018
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06 November 2017
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Letting agency Spicerhaart has been fined £2,670 after pleading guilty to operating an unlicensed house in multiple occupation. A prosecution was brought...
26 September 2017
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As applications from EU students to UK universities fall for the first time in six years, an over-supply of purpose-built student...
14 September 2017
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An online lettings agency specialising in student accommodation alleges that student tenants are discriminated against by landlords on the basis of...
01 August 2017
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A seven per cent fall in the number of EU students seeking places at UK universities, matched with a 4.3 per...
10 May 2017
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University Cribs, the student property search engine, is expanding to list accommodation in the London market. The service says that with its...
19 April 2017
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An online letting agency has sharply criticised student accommodation branded as affordable yet costing, it claims, nearly twice the maximum maintenance...
28 March 2017
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An online lettings agency specialising in student accommodation has raised £310,000 to grow its business. StudentTenant says its aim is to rival conventional...
28 February 2017
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Despite what many in the industry believe to be an upsurge in specialist student accommodation construction in recent years, one student...
06 January 2017
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To coincide with students' return to university, the trade body for Scotland's electrical sector, SELECT, has launched a radio campaign to...
23 September 2016
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Average rents in some of the UK's most popular university locations have increased significantly over the last year, according to SpareRoom.co.uk. As...
16 September 2016
From: Breaking News
A new report claims that over a third of student property investors plan to expand their portfolios in 2016, despite the...