Tag: Student accommodation

Student accommodation crisis: rents soar as supply dwindles

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

The UK’s student accommodation market is facing a crisis, as rents skyrocket, supply falls behind and demand increases, according to...

The Times wants to speak to student landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Are you a student landlord who is selling up as you find it unprofitable? Then, Ali Hussain, The Times and...

Renters’ Reform Bill creates a ‘purposefully uneven playing field in student rental market’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2023, 3 years ago | 10

As Freshers week begins for thousands of students, one association is warning of the effects the Renters Reform Bill will...

Fraudsters trying to take advantage over lack of supply in student accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Fraudsters are placing fake listings adverts online in a bid to cash in on the lack of supply in student...

New student tenant alleges mould – but we can’t find it?

Author: Readers Question

29th August 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Hello everyone, I have a student tenant who moved in on July 1st and as soon as little more than...

Students face chaos in trying to find accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th August 2023, 3 years ago | 3

With A-level results due this week many students could be left facing a battle in finding accommodation. According to the...

Why fixed-term tenancies are actually good for students

Author: Gabriella Van Jennians

26th May 2023, 3 years ago | 11

 As a recent graduate, I know the difficulties of finding a student house and a proposed ban on fixed-term tenancies...

Renters Reform Bill – the end of fixed term tenancies

Author: Ian Narbeth

23rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 33

By abolishing fixed term tenancies, the Renters’ Reform Bill will cause serious problems for landlords of student accommodation. The issue...

75% of PBSA beds snapped up for the autumn term

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2023, 3 years ago | 5

The struggles for students to find somewhere to live while at university look set to continue with news that 75%...

Plans for rental reform will ’cause chaos for students’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2023, 3 years ago | 4

‘The future vitality of the education sector is uncertain.’ That’s the warning from several organisations after plans by the government...

Student landlords face losing out on £3.2 million in rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2022, 3 years ago | 14

The cost-of-living crisis is hitting students so hard that landlords could miss out on £3.2 million as they consider moving...

X1 The Edge Liverpool

Author: Property Hotspots

21st November 2013, 12 years ago | 0

Sponsored Article: With a student population in excess of 53,000, Liverpool is one of the premier destinations in the country...

A call to convert 66,000 student HMO’s back to family homes?

Author: Mary Latham

26th August 2013, 13 years ago | 7

I have been having a catch up on my on-line reading over this weekend and I have just come across...

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Is your shared student house in a uni crime hot spot?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Students living at universities in London and Manchester face the worst crime rates – according to a survey of offences...

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Corporates sink millions into student letting

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th April 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Corporate investment in student letting was up 50% to £1.15 billion last year as rents and yields continue to go...

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2,000 student landlords warned over ‘poor’ standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2012, 14 years ago | 2

More than 2,000 Oxford landlords have had warning letters from the city council about repairs to carry out under the...

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Landlords blamed for buying up family homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Councillors are blaming student landlords for a shortage of affordable homes for families that is ‘distorting’ the housing market. Now,...

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Cleaning Tips for Students

Author: HMO Cleaning

5th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Tips for keeping the house looking its best Here are some quick and simple tips to help keep the house...

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Letting Agent Ripped Apart by Social Media

Author: Mark Alexander

9th December 2011, 14 years ago | 109

I am writing this blog to balance out another article on this website and to raise a question about whether...

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Letting Firm Probe Follows Student Complaints

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd November 2011, 14 years ago | 40

A student landlord who charged a tenant £290 for cleaning two flies from a windowsill is under investigation by a...