Tag: Student accommodation

Landlords target HMO investment at specific tenant groups

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Students remain the main target for HMO landlords, but they are far from the only group in landlords’ sights, research...

Students priced out of purpose-built student accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st October 2025, 10 months ago | 2

Students are feeling the strain of rising rents as they struggle to afford purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA). A new report...

Students rely on landlords to fix minor DIY issues

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2025, 10 months ago | 2

Despite students claiming living in HMOs has taught them basic home maintenance skills, many still contact their landlord for minor...

HMO landlords earn twice as much as non-HMO landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2025, 11 months ago | 6

HMO landlords are reaping an average gross annual income of £120,283, nearly double the £61,846 earned by their non-HMO counterparts...

End of student tenancies as we know them?

Author: Readers Question

19th May 2025, 1 year ago | 42

Hello, Reading about the Renters’ Right Bill, it appears to me that if you have let a property to a...

Landlords: Email or post this letter to your MP about the disastrous Renters’ Rights Bill TODAY!

Author: Landlord Crusader

16th May 2025, 1 year ago | 20

All private landlords know that Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill will be a nightmare for tenants, and now it’s about to...

Student accommodation and BTR shine as the safest property investments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK property market is showing remarkable resilience, with student accommodation and Build to Rent (BTR) emerging as the most...

Student cities and employment hubs top buy to let hotspots

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Cardiff, Birmingham and Plymouth have emerged as prime locations for buy to let investment, according to Paragon Bank’s 2024 lending...

Hull is the cheapest city for renters in the UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2025, 2 years ago | 0

Hull is the most affordable city for renters, according to Rightmove. It found that the average advertised rent in the...

Landlord organisation warns of risks to student housing market from periodic tenancies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2024, 2 years ago | 4

A landlord organisation is urging the government to introduce a student shorthold tenancy (SST) to protect the student rental market....

Student housing crisis fears grow as Renters’ Rights Bill looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2024, 2 years ago | 1

A group of leading student accommodation providers is calling on the UK Government to amend the Renters’ Rights Bill to...

Renters’ Rights Bill: Propertymark raises concerns over fixed-term tenancies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The government must appreciate the potential impact of ending assured shorthold tenancies under the Renters’ Rights Bill for periodic tenancies,...

Renters’ Rights Bill could drive up student rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Student landlords face chaos under Labour as many could be forced to take out rental insurance to cover the cost...

Just one in six university campus rooms are affordable for students

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Just 17% of on-campus university rooms in the UK are classed as affordable for students – that’s one in six...

Student rents outpace loans to threaten university choice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2024, 2 years ago | 3

University students in Britain face a growing affordability crisis as rental costs for purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) outpace the rise...

Why the UK Remains a Haven for Foreign Property Investors

Author: Mark Alexander

17th May 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The United Kingdom has long held a magnetic pull for international property investors. From the towering skyscrapers of London to...

Glasgow faces major student accommodation shortage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th May 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Glasgow has the worst student accommodation shortage in the UK and needs an extra 22,000 beds to meet demand, a...

Public demands action as student housing market faces uncertainty

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The majority of the British public have called for urgent action to address the student housing crisis, according to new...

Urgent – Guarantor form advice?

Author: Readers Question

7th February 2024, 2 years ago | 17

Hello, I have been asked to sign as a witness to a deed on a guarantor agreement. My friend’s daughter...

Student lets in Northern Ireland?

Author: Readers Question

29th November 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Hello, does anyone let student houses in NI? I’m looking at it from a student/tenant view to see what the...