Tag: students

University students could quit tenancies early under Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th April 2026, 1 week ago | 8

Student landlords will raise rents to cover a loss of income, as university students could head home six months early...

Students rely on landlords to fix minor DIY issues

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2025, 7 months ago | 2

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

Landlords selling up sparks concern among student renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2025, 9 months ago | 4

Student renters are worried about how landlords are selling up ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill, claims a new survey....

Government under fire in Lords over Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2025, 10 months ago | 15

A Labour peer has criticised the government for accepting only three amendments while rejecting around 300 others to the Renters’...

Rent costs hit 17-month low – Barclays

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th September 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Rent and mortgage spending growth slowed to its lowest rate in 17 months in August following the Bank of England’s...

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...

The top 10 BTL hotspots for portfolio landlords revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Manchester’s M14 postcode, which includes Fallowfield, Rusholme, Old Moat and Ladybarn, is the UK’s most popular location for buy 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...

Mould and damp a problem for majority of students

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 11

More than half of students living in the private rented sector (PRS) are living with mould or damp, according to...

Student landlords – and students – will suffer under periodic tenancies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2023, 3 years ago | 5

The looming ban on fixed-term tenancies as part of the Renters Reform Bill will cause chaos for both students and...

Nearly two in three student tenants are struggling to pay rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Nearly two in three student tenants in the UK are struggling to pay rent and two in five say that...

Scotland’s PBSA is ‘unfit for purpose’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Students in Scotland are being forced to live in unsafe purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and a rent freeze should be...

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%...

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...

3.1 students are chasing EVERY student bed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2022, 3 years ago | 8

Students heading or returning to university are fighting it out for limited accommodation with research showing that 3.1 students are...