Student property investments have been the UK’s strongest performing asset class, outperforming all other investment opportunities in the commercial sector for over four years. One of the key driving factors behind the high returns is simply due to the nature of student accommodation. Unlike regular residential dwellings where you may have several rooms and separate living area, kitchen, dining room, etc, all of which take up valuable space, with student properties it is far easier to fill a development with a higher number of beds within a dorm-like structure. The result is a high numbers of students (paying residents) sharing a single kitchen and communal area. These additional profits are shared among all investors meaning higher yields all round.
With the UK becoming an increasingly popular location for overseas students, combined with a lack of purpose-built accommodation to meet this increasing demand, student property has proven to be an extremely lucrative investment.
Student accommodation can often be an off-plan investment, meaning 'you' as an investor will purchase at a much lower price than the actual value of the property upon completion. From this point you are presented with two options, sell for a quick profit, or hold onto it and benefit from not just the rental income but also the appreciation as the value of the property increases further year on year, this is the popular route for savvy investors who have superior industry experience.
Student Accommodation for Sale
One London Road will be a pioneer of PBSA in Newcastle-Under-Lyme. This luxury accommodation will consist of 174 large studios. The returns are assured at 10% NET per annum, which means a 50% ROI in just 5 years! Click to enquire.
This completed and operational student accommodation development in Liverpool has 159 en-suite cluster rooms ideal for the modern student. This investment has assured yields of 8% NET for the first 2 years. From a low entry of £59,999 this is perfect for investors looking to start an investment and receive their rental income quickly.
A luxury student development in Liverpool that is due to complete in July 2020. This property consists of 2 blocks with 566 individual units ranging from 472 en-suites to 94 studio apartments. This investment features 9% NET yields for 5 years. Earn over £28,000 in the first 5 years. Don't miss out on this lucrative student property investment.
Completing in August 2018, Oakwood House will offer luxury living for the modern student in the city. This purpose built student development comprises of 102 units over 5 floors spread across 2 separate buildings.
St Cyprians Student Halls bring a standard of luxury living that outweighs any other student accommodation previously seen. This development will see the transformation of St Cyprians Church by not only retaining the Beautiful Historic Architectural features of the church, but also perfectly infuse them with a modern contemporary build extension.
Kelham Works, located in the historic and beautiful Kelham Island "urban village‟ of Sheffield, is the latest project from seasoned developers Noble Design and Build. This development comprises 52 self-contained luxury micro-apartments, plus top of the range communal facilities and utilities; perfect for today‟s discerning young professionals.
Braefoot House is a new purpose built student accommodation situated within Edinburgh. The development will comprise of 83 fully furnished studio apartments, each featuring a fully equipped kitchenette and a contemporary bathroom suite in its first phase.
Colonial Chambers is a development surrounded by Liverpool’s fine historic architecture and consists of 94 high-quality and modern apartments. It is located between the commercial and shopping district putting it in close proximity to the best amenities in the area including new restaurants, popular bars, cultural hotspots, famous buildings, shopping, and more.
Phoenix Place is a new student property development located in Liverpool, within easy reach of all major educational institutions and the city centre.
Leighton Hall is a fantastic new student accommodation located in Preston in Greater Manchester. With a population of 40,000 students, Preston provides extraordinary demand for student accommodation and this is where Leigh Hall plays a significant role. Within walking distance to both University of Central Lancashire and Preston City Centre, Leighton Hall offers modern and luxury living for students in the city.
This exciting opportunity centres on a very prominent site in Bolton Town Centre. The developer has acquired the site and has already obtained full planning permission to build a Purpose Built Student Accommodation building consisting of 119 en-suite pods and 21 Studios. Sizes will range between 12-29m² and all properties will be finished and furnished to an excellent standard.
Devon House from YPG is one of the most recent student developments located in the heart of Liverpool’s student district and is built with the knowledge that it will benefit from £1 billion of regeneration in the immediate area.
Crane Court is a new purpose built student development that will provide 252 modern high quality residential studio apartments to the significantly undersupplied student accommodation market in Huddersfield. Located in the heart of Huddersfield, Crane Court is the newest addition to the ever changing Huddersfield skyline and forms part of the Waterside Quarter development. This property is under construction and will be welcoming students for the 2018/19 academic year. This modern purpose built student
Gloucester House in Bradford is an existing fully built and operational development with 100% occupancy, returning an assured 7 year 7% net return annually, resulting in this being a fantastic opportunity for investors to enter the lucrative Bradford property market and start receiving income from the very start of their ownership.
Like any property investment there are two elements that are important to consider when finding locations, firstly from the residents point-of-view and secondly and more importantly the investors angle, both of which combine together to make the perfect location for student property.
It is vital that the location is an area which has high demand for student property, ideally somewhere which struggles to match the yearly demand for purpose-built beds, however for investors its is also important that the area offers high rental yields. These high rental yields depend on two further factors, low entry prices and decent rental rates for the landlord/investor.
With all our factors in mind it is easy to identify the best locations with north-western cities coming out on top, with Liverpool leading the way. Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield and many other Cities and towns around the north-west often rank top for student property investments as we continue to see high demands in purpose built accommodation.
The student housing investment sector, also referred to as the student accommodation sector, experienced about £1 billion of transactions, in just the first quarter of the year. This figure was mostly made up of single asset sales from all types of investors. As well as this, recent research on the […]
Many people will certainly think of London and Manchester when the words, ‘buy-to-let student accommodation’ are mentioned. Whilst these areas are prevalent in the student accommodation investment sector, they have become over-saturated with student developments. That means that students will have more options for purpose-built housing, creating a lot of […]
Why Buy Student Accommodation As An Investment? Student accommodation investments have been amongst the most popular types of property investments in the United Kingdom over the last 5 years. The rise in popularity and profitability of this asset class are indicative of the changes that have taken place in the […]
As we have reported on many occasions on this blog the student property investment sector has been the top performing investment for many years, buoyed by ever-increasing student numbers and a serious under-supply of suitable housing in cities with major student populations. Both private and institutional, have been extremely active […]
