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This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...

With student accommodation in the headlines ahead of the stat of the new academic year, the National Residential Landlords Association is...

While many eyes have been focused on COP27 in recent weeks, a massive sea change in sentiment and investment towards climate...

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised concern about a Build To Rent deal which it believes could result in reduced...

A former lettings agent who’s turned poacher is now claiming students are faced with what he calls “rip-off renting”. Ajay Jagota, who...

Personal finance website Money has produced a league table of cities where landlords can enjoy strong returns from student tenants. Top comes...

The new academic year is just around the corner, so many landlords will be thinking about student housing sector to diversify...

Unintended consequences. Let’s face it, they happen across lots of different areas of our lives. We start out with the best...

A council is warning student tenants in its city to be quiet and considerate when checking out of private rental accommodation...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has identified the main causes of disputes between student tenants and landlords and agents. The...

A survey suggests students do not feel the furniture provided within student accommodation reflects the price they pay to live there. Manor...

Landlords with student tenants, as well as the growing number of institutional landlords of purpose built student accommodation, appear to be...

A landlord who did not secure the deposit of two students has been ordered to pay them £2,800.  The order was made...

Landlords have told government that while they welcome new cash help for student tenants, the rest of the lettings sector needs...

A not-for-profit educational charity that acts as a lettings agency has praised private landlords for contributing to a rent discount scheme. Sulets...

A landlord has opened up to a news website about the difficulties trying to accommodate student tenants during the lockdown.  Elizabeth Hunter is...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued fresh guidance to help students and landlords in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs...

Landlords with student tenants in Northampton are being urged to acknowledge the financial hardship some students are facing and give them...

Student property has long been one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields typically available in...

Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields currently on offer in many...

Accommodation for Students (AFS) has launched a new automated feeds service for buy-to-let landlords and letting agents, enabling them to instantly...

Many buy-to-let landlords purchase properties near universities in order to take advantage of the lucrative yields that the student rental market...

A buy-to-let landlord in Glasgow will be left out of pocket after the renewal of her house in multiple occupation (HMO)...

University students are generally happy with their living conditions and the services provided by their landlord, according to new research. The survey,...

Students may work hard, but many also party hard, which is largely why they have a reputation for being bad tenants. Binge-drinking...

A new student lettings app has been launched by SPCE that will potentially make it easier for landlords to find student...

Being a student landlord can be an attractive proposition especially in an area with a high student population which has the...

A cap on rents and more stringent regulations are among the proposals put forward by the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy...

After a lifetime with the parents, students naturally want to let their hair down before the serious study starts, and that...

As we approach the end of the academic year, you may care to remind any student tenants that you have to...

To help enjoy a risk-free tenancy, it is generally good practice for a landlord to have an inventory which records the condition...

Students are currently exempt from paying council tax and student accommodation is currently exempt from business rates, but that could soon...

Our key partner and buy-to-let specialist, Hamilton Fraser, and renown industry expert, Paul Shamplina have released the first in a new...

Cleaning costs and damage to fixtures and fittings are the primary reasons why deposit money is withheld when a student tenant...

The average flatsharing tenant has increased their budget in order to stay in line with rent increases, according to EasyRoommate. The flatsharing...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike; this is...

A Kent landlord has come under attack for pursuing unpaid rent from three students “too traumatised” to return to their house...

Student tenants are almost twice as likely as other tenants to lose part of their deposit, according to the Deposit Protection...

Landlords and letting agents of student accommodation are putting their tenants’ lives at risk by failing to fix serious safety hazards,...