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Student accommodation

There are now 3.1 students for every student bed available

Research by property developer Stripe Property Group , has revealed that there are now 3.1 students for every student bed available, as those heading or returning to university fight it out for limited accommodation as a result of an overwhelmed and under-stocked rental market and a lack of quality purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA).

The research by Stripe Property Group...

Students share concerns about PBSA living Property Market

Students share concerns about PBSA living

Manor Interiors , the expert in build-to-rent furnishing solutions, has revealed the biggest concerns shared by students when it comes to their time spent in purpose-built student accommodation.

Manor Interiors surveyed 1,000 current and former students and found that 94% of them generally felt safe while staying within university or privately owned student halls.

However,...

Demand for private student lets remains as PBS stock evaporates

Manor Interiors , the expert in build-to-rent furnishing solutions, has revealed which major university cities are currently seeing the largest demand for student rental accommodation.

The start of a new academic year has brought more stories of students struggling to secure university accommodation or arriving to find the digs they had secured were far from adequate.

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Student accommodation causes Covid concern for 78% of students

Research by Manor Interiors , the expert in build-to-rent furnishing solutions, has found that the majority of UK students feel their accommodation could be better designed to minimise the risk of Covid on campus.

The survey commissioned by Manor Interiors found that 78% of students felt their student accommodation could be improved in order to minimise the risk of catching Covid....

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The universities seeing the highest rental demand from students

The UK’s leading student accommodation platform, UniHomes , has revealed which universities are seeing the greatest rental demand from students as the new academic year fast approaches.

The Student Rental Hotspots Index by UniHomes provides a quarterly look at the UK’s top 100 universities, highlighting which are currently seeing the highest demand for student rentals. This demand is...

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Sun, sea and study - These are the most affordable coastal universities to rent near

Research by UniHomes , the UK’s leading student accommodation platform, has revealed the cost of renting around 27 of the top coastal universities found in Britain and has highlighted which are home to the lowest rental outgoings for students keen to study by the sea.

UniHomes analysed student rental costs within reach of each coastal university and found that on average, students...

High demand for student homes with bills included

Research by UniHomes , the UK’s leading student accommodation platform, has found that the majority of student tenants would like to see utility costs more widely included within the cost of student rental properties.

In fact, the research by UniHomes shows that 68% of students would be more likely to rent a property that includes utilities. Doing so is not only more convenient but...

Student Accommodation - Swansea University

Russell Group university rents 27% higher than the rest of the UK’s top institutions

The UK’s leading student accommodation platform, UniHomes , has revealed how Russell Group (RG) universities have impacted the housing markets in which they are located, looking at the price of property, the cost of renting and the average rental yield available to buy-to-let landlords.

Professionally incorporated in 2007, the Russell Group represents 24 leading UK universities, all...

Student Accommodation

Student rental enquiries up 234% despite a slower return to normality for some

The UK’s leading student accommodation platform, UniHomes , has seen a sharp uplift in student rental activity since the Government’s announcement on returning to higher education just a month ago.

On the 22nd February, the Government announced that in person learning can resume for students on practical or practice based courses and who require specialist equipment and facilities...

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Landlords urged to be vigilant of a perfect storm of student pet rental problems

The UK’s leading student accommodation platform, UniHomes, has called on letting agents and landlords within the student rental sector to act with greater vigilance, as changes to the model tenancy agreement could lead to an increase in the number of students opting to have a pet while at university.

Lockdown has caused a spike in pet ownership as many look to fill the boredom of...

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