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If you’re considering investing in student accommodation in the UK, and would like to find out more information including the pros and cons, as well as a detailed overview of the leading student locations in 2023, then check out our Comprehensive Guide To Student Property Investment In 2023. 

A report has highlighted the ‘dire’ situation facing students seeking accommodation during their students in Manchester this year. The report, released by StuRents stated that there were over 4,000 more students than available rooms in the city this year. 

Property in the UK is widely recognised to be a great investment, but actually getting started in property investment in the UK can be a bit of a daunting task even for locals, let alone for people who wish to invest from overseas.

We take a look at the average asking in each UK student towns and see which is giving the best yields alongside looking at the top five cities which stand out.

In the absence of any clear idea of what is going to happen, astute investors will actively look for investment areas which have an above-average chance of thriving regardless of whether or not Brexit happens and, if it does, regardless of what form it eventually takes. Manchester is an obvious choice.

The Manchester Crane Survey 2019 offers an overview of the city from the period 13th January 2018 and 11th January 2019. We talk about the key facts to emerge from the report.

The UK’s tertiary-education sector is both extensive and diverse, however, there is one factor which unites its various institutions and that is that they are able to develop their students to global standards. What’s more, they are able to do so in a very cost-effective manner.

In the UK students and property investors are a natural pairing. Investors interested in commercial property can focus on purpose-built student accommodation while those interested in residential buy-to-let can focus on areas popular with students.

The high demand for purpose-built student accommodation creates an exciting opportunity for property investors; however, investors should be aware that there are differences between investing in the PBSA market and investing in standard residential buy-to-let.

Purpose Built Student Accommodation is classed as commercial property and so works to a slightly different set of rules than residential buy-to-let, especially when it comes to tenants. Find out the key things you need to know when becoming a student property landlord and renting to students.

Introducing Vita Student Cardiff, a purpose-built student development located in the city centre of Cardiff. 

Purpose Built Student Accommodation could prove a very interesting option for property investors, particularly since investors are spared many of the regulatory issues associated with standard, residential buy-to-let. Here is a look at the key things to consider when investing in PBSA over the next 12 months.

The Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is set to reach a total combined value of more than £53 billion in the UK by the end of 2019, say global property consultants Knight Frank.

The Printworks is an outstanding student accommodation development for a world-class university, The University of Central Lancashire. Comprising of 218 premium, high specification studio apartments. 

Nearly £200 million has been invested in the streets of Baltic Triangle, with a further £600 million planned for the future.

Introducing phase 2 of One London Road, a contemporary purpose-built student accommodation in Newcastle Under Lyme. 

Euston Road is our latest student development located in central Banger, comprising of 45 high specification studio apartments and 3 cluster bedrooms. 

Kingfisher Court is a completed purpose-built student accommodation located in central Huddersfield. The ten-storey development comprises of 252 excellent self-contained studio apartments with an en-suite shower room and a kitchenette.

The accessible en-suite unit at Bateson Building is marketed at £54,995 and generating an assured net rental of 7.27% until September 2020.

Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK with the population expecting to grow by 13.7% by 2031, which will lead to the demand for new homes in the city centre to increase.