Tag: Student Housing

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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...

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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...

What Does the Future Hold For Student Landlords?

Author: Mark Alexander

18th October 2011, 15 years ago | 24

Will changes in funding provide threats to private rented sector landlords or an incentive for parents of students to become...

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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...

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...

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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Students are the most profitable tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th July 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Landlords seeking high yields need to focus their property businesses on students and young professionals. Students are clear leaders in...

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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....

Top 20 places for student property investors revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A new student letting study has revealed the top 20 university cities in the UK for property investors. London comes...

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Students want star ratings for buy to lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th February 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Students are asking housing minister Grant Shapps to introduce a star rating system for buy to let homes. Hundreds of...

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Corporate property investors pump cash in to student housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Big student housing developments are still continuing apace despite finance problems squeezing the rest of the residential property investment market.

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Student lettings are in a class of their own

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Business is booming for student landlords as rents, property values and returns are all increasing. The average student landlord benefitted...

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Student demand boosts university town house prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

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