student accommodation

Do you want high income or high capital growth from your property investment?

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The answer to the above question seems obvious – most investors want both. Whilst it is possible to achieve this in some emerging markets, such opportunities come with high risk. The currency, political stability, ownership entitlement, re-sale potential are all issues that affect the medium viability of emerging markets. Most investors we speak to are …

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Student accommodation funds, liquidity and the benefits of direct ownership

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Many investors have entered the student accommodation sector through managed funds. Some of the funds have performed well, others such as Mansion and Brandeaux have experienced serious liquidity problems. Nevertheless, the underlying assets, i.e. the student accommodation units, have preformed well with most operators experiencing 99% occupancy rates and healthy investment returns. When investors want …

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Student accommodation – The academic standing of a university and the re-sale opportunity

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We are often asked how important is the academic standing of a university when determining the investment merits of a student accommodation unit close to that institution. Whilst some investors are inevitably drawn to leading universities such as Oxford and Cambridge, whether a university ranks 1st or 100th in academic achievement is not going to …

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The need for 25% more university places will result in a continued shortage of UK student accommodation

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There is an ongoing shortage of purpose built student accommodation in the UK and if comments made by that country’s universities minister the shortage is only going to grow. Universities in the UK have seen a squeeze on places in recent years, with thousands of students failing to get on courses. In a recent paper, …

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Is UK student accommodation an ideal property investment sector?

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Student accommodation in the UK is experiencing sound growth as investors see it as a viable and profitable property investment sector. What was once the domain of the institutional investor is now being marketed to individual investors with investment levels starting from around GBP45,000. Many smaller investors have entered the sector, but is it simply …

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Student accommodation impresses property investment analysts

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The UK student accommodation sector continues to impress property investment analysts and commentators. Good growth is expected over the medium term and the sector is gaining wide market acceptance. The introduction of higher university fees does not seem to have affected the market, with demand still out stripping supply (and likely to do so for …

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Report advises that student accommodation is a sound property investment

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Savills has released its summer 2012 research paper on the UK student accommodation sector. It certainly confirms that the sector has much to offer investors who are looking for a secure income stream. The report is summarised below; Summary of Summer 2012 research paper Student housing may be considered a maturing sector but it has …

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