University towns and student accommodation are often attractive options for buy-to-let investors, and with rising demand from students, the prospects for this market seem a lot better than other buy-to-let sectors.
Just like the rest of the housing market, buy-to-let has been hit by rising mortgage rates and falling demand.
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Student accommodation demand
| University | Sep-22 | Sep-23 | %Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCL | 20 | 21 | 5% |
| University of Edinburgh | 42 | 42 | 0% |
| Queen Mary University of London | 29 | 28 | -3% |
| University of Glasgow | 74 | 69 | -7% |
| University of Manchester | 53 | 46 | -13% |
| University of Bristol | 76 | 64 | -16% |
| University of Sheffield | 69 | 57 | -17% |
| Newcastle University | 64 | 51 | -20% |
| University of Cambridge | 70 | 55 | -21% |
| Imperial College London | 23 | 18 | -22% |
| University of Oxford | 55 | 42 | -24% |
| Lancaster University | 61 | 46 | -25% |
| University of Southampton | 71 | 53 | -25% |
| King’s College London | 30 | 22 | -27% |
| University of Leeds | 66 | 48 | -27% |
| University of Birmingham | 61 | 44 | -28% |
| University of Warwick | 64 | 45 | -30% |
| University of York | 67 | 47 | -30% |
| University of Exeter | 70 | 47 | -33% |
| University of Nottingham | 68 | 45 | -34% |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | 21 | 10 | -52% |
The hottest student accommodation markets
| University | Sep-22 | Sep-23 | %Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Glasgow | 74 | 69 | -7% |
| University of Bristol | 76 | 64 | -16% |
| University of Sheffield | 69 | 57 | -17% |
| University of Cambridge | 70 | 55 | -21% |
| University of Southampton | 71 | 53 | -25% |
| Newcastle University | 64 | 51 | -20% |
| University of Leeds | 66 | 48 | -27% |
| University of Exeter | 70 | 47 | -33% |
| University of York | 67 | 47 | -30% |
| University of Manchester | 53 | 46 | -13% |
| Lancaster University | 61 | 46 | -25% |
| University of Warwick | 64 | 45 | -30% |
| University of Nottingham | 68 | 45 | -34% |
| University of Birmingham | 61 | 44 | -28% |
| University of Oxford | 55 | 42 | -24% |
| University of Edinburgh | 42 | 42 | 0% |
| Queen Mary University of London | 29 | 28 | -3% |
| King’s College London | 30 | 22 | -27% |
| UCL | 20 | 21 | 5% |
| Imperial College London | 23 | 18 | -22% |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | 21 | 10 | -52% |
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