Tag: Student accommodation

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Letting Firm Probe Follows Student Complaints

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd November 2011, 15 years ago | 40

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

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Student Housing Demand Dries Up in Some Areas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Speculative developers looking to cash in on the student housing boom have been warned numbers of halls of residence have...

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Counting Error Could Hold up Student Developments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Universities in Oxford may have to put millions of pounds of developments on hold because protesters claim they have broken...

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Banks Pull the Plug on Lending for Student Housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th October 2011, 15 years ago | 9

The great rush for student lettings may be ending for the big corporate developers due to fears of over exposure...

Students Becoming Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

5th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

University Students Becoming Landlords With the rising costs of university education some families of students are choosing to help their...

Rich List Builder Fined for ‘Death Trap’ Student Halls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Builders who took safety shortcuts in a purpose-built private student hall of residence were ordered to pay more than £14,000...

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Students Don’t Mind the Quality but Opt for the Bandwidth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Students rate good internet access as their top priority when looking for a home. A good online experience is better...

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Parking Problems and Neighbours who ‘Own’ the Road

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd August 2011, 15 years ago | 12

Buy to let tenants parking in the streets near their home can spark huge rows with neighbours who think they...

Buoyant London Market Predicted for Student Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Student landlords in London can look forward to around thousands of students from the UK and overseas seeking private rented...

Student housing problems trigger ‘town v gown’ rows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Residents are failing to take a shine to glass and steel tower blocks to house students in university towns and...

Five students chase every university bed space in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

London student rents are rising as students besieging accommodation providers outstrips the supply of available properties. The capital has just...

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How To Furnish Student Let

Author: Ally Interiors

12th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

It’s that time of the year when thoughts turn to student accommodation. Whilst most campuses offer a range of self...

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How Parents Can Avoid Student Digs Tax Traps

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buying a home for a son or daughter to live in while at university seems like a good plan for...

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Buy to let garden share grows in popularity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Relationships between students and green-fingered neighbours have blossomed after they dug deep to bring an unloved garden back to life....

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Rising fees fail to dent student lettings, says Unite

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Rising tuition fees are not affecting bookings for the next academic year for Britain’s largest student landlord, the Unite Group....

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University cities are running out of student digs

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Many of Britain’s leading university cities are running out of accommodation for students, according to a report by a leading...

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Student boom fuels soaring house price growth. Student numbers are increasing as universities and colleges in towns and cities all over the UK expand. But while student populations are on the up, only one new bed space was created for every eight new students in 2009 – and the numbers are still outpacing accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors looking for the best returns on their cash should look at the booming student letting sector. Student numbers...

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Student demand boosts university town house prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property owners in university towns and cities are seeing house prices soar up 65% higher than those of similar homes...