Tag: Student Housing

PBSA investment hit a record £3.9bn in 2024

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th February 2025, 2 years ago | 0

Investment in the UK’s purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector last year reached £3.87 billion, a 14% rise from £3.39 billion...

Student paying year up front?

Author: Readers Question

3rd February 2025, 2 years ago | 22

Hello, I have a question that hopefully someone can answer. I have an overseas student tenant who is due to...

Landlords could pay tenants up to two years’ rent for failing Decent Homes Standard as PBSA is exempt

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd December 2024, 2 years ago | 25

In an unfair loophole, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) providers will be exempt from the Decent Homes Standard, whilst landlords will...

Student campaigners demand ban on guarantor requirements for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th November 2024, 2 years ago | 45

The National Union of Students (NUS) is calling on the government to make it illegal for landlords to require tenants...

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...

Rent issues in student rental agreement?

Author: Readers Question

15th May 2024, 2 years ago | 18

Hi, hopefully Property118 readers can provide some advice. My daughter is a tenant (of 4) in a student rental where...

Durham’s student landlords accused of ‘panicking’ amid rent price drops

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2024, 3 years ago | 6

An investigation by the Palatinate, Durham University’s student newspaper, reveals that estate agents in Durham have slashed prices for student...

Help with HMO selective licence

Author: Readers Question

2nd February 2024, 3 years ago | 17

Hello, I own an ex LA flat which I have rented to a group of 3 students since 2016. I...

Student housing supply threatened by ban of fixed-term tenancies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd November 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The ban on fixed-term tenancies for students will create “severe consequences” in the private rented sector, warns expert. Calum MacInnes,...

Renters (Reform) Bill doesn’t solve student accommodation issues

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2023, 3 years ago | 6

The recent Parliamentary debate by MPs of the Renters (Reform) Bill has highlighted the plight of student renters and private...

Next steps for Renters’ Reform Bill unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2023, 3 years ago | 18

Michael Gove has revealed plans for the next reading of the Renters’ Reform Bill. In a speech last night to...

Affordability remains a huge challenge in student housing market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Students in the UK are facing an “affordability crisis” as rents spiral and supply dwindles. A report by real estate...

Students scramble for new housing as ‘luxury’ accommodation is reallocated to asylum seekers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2023, 3 years ago | 27

Around 170 university students in Huddersfield have found themselves in a desperate scramble to secure new accommodation after being abruptly...

London’s tenants warned over ‘tough market’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th June 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Tenants in London are being warned that they’ll need to gear up for an intense property hunt this summer if...

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...

property118

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...

property118

Student study highlights landlord opportunities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Target markets where demand for student housing is growing are highlighted in a new specialist property report. Cities where demand...

property118

Student landlords face planning postcode lottery

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Inconsistent planning policies for student landlords are making some cities no-go zones for property investors. The problems arise from ‘article...

property118

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...

property118

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...

property118

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,...