Walton Robinson Joins NSHEP
We are delighted to welcome Walton Robinson to NSHEP who manage around 3000 bedrooms in Newcastle.
Sugarhouse Properties
NSHEP is delighted to welcome to our newest member, Sugarhouse Properties based in Leeds. Sugarhouse are the market leaders when it comes to providing excellent service to the student lettings market.
Spotlight: World Student Housing – 2017/18 – Savills
Retrieved from https://www.savills.co.uk/research_articles/229130/220689-0 There are huge opportunities for investors who can successfully navigate local markets to deliver new student housing Records were broken once again in 2016, when global investment into Student Housing topped $16bn. Institutional investors, sovereign wealth and pension funds snapped up portfolios in a global search for…
Is Student Accommodation a Good Investment? By Experience Invest
Retrieved from: http://experienceinvest.com/is-student-accommodation-a-good-investment/ Since 2011, the UK’s student accommodation investment market has emerged as a top performing asset class. As more investors enter the sector – £3.1 billion was invested in 2016 alone – a new guide has been launched that answers the question is student accommodation a good investment in 2018? There are a lot of…
NSHEP Founder on University Challenge
Watch Peter Smith represent Salford University on University Challenge below:
Tinie Tempah sets his sights on designing university accommodation: ‘It’s important to use your voice’
From London Evening Standard http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/tinie-tempah-sets-his-sights-on-designing-university-accommodation-it-s-important-to-use-your-voice-a3590636.html He’s known for his residencies in Ibiza, not his halls of residence. But Tinie Tempah is gearing up to put his own brand of cool on university accommodation — meaning students could find themselves stirring baked beans in…
Palatinate investigates the rise of Purpose Built Student Accommodation in Durham and its criticisms
The City of Durham has seen a sharp increase in the construction of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) in recent years, with a staggering number opening across the Viaduct, Claypath, and Gilesgate Bank areas. Further PBSA projects are in development, with two schemes being built at the bottom of Claypath as well as the redevelopment of the former County Hospital in the Viaduct. Each of…
NSHEP Members Win Four Awards at NESHA
NSHEP members, Bill Free Homes, won Durham Landlord of the Year, North East Landlord of the Year, Durham Letting Agent of the Year and North East Letting Agency of the Year at the third annual NESHA Awards held in Newcastle. Full details of the awards can be found at http://www.nesha.co.uk/
Student housing tempts wealthy investors
From The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/may/26/student-housing-tempts-wealthy-investors Some of the world’s richest people and sovereign wealth funds are turning their attention to student housing, with the increasingly luxurious and expensive purpose-built accommodation becoming regarded as a must-have part of their investment portfolio. Investor demand for student…
NSHEP Founders Research Available on Kindle
A collection of academic studies undertaken by the authors for postgraduate qualifications from the School of the Built Environment at the University of Salford, in Manchester. They were written between 2013 and 2017 and it is intended that a postscript will be added periodically in a similar style to keep the works updated. The works look at trends in student housing and how it affects the local…
Fire Safety in Student Homes by Luxury Student Homes
When it comes to fire statistics, student households are far more likely to catch fire than regular households. There are several reasons for this, partly because students can typically more laid back when it comes to safety and keeping the house free of fire hazards. We take fire safety extremely seriously at LSH, so please read our tips for fire safety in student homes below. Keep The Kitchen…
The Rise of Student Housing as an Asset Class
When choosing who to manage and advise on student housing assets it is important to have someone with a solid grounding in the subject. This will take you to a dissertation recently submitted to the University of Salford on HMO and student housing in general in Durham. This study looks at the likely impact on Durham City caused by the rise of student housing as an asset class which has…
Savills – Spotlight: UK Student Housing
New and existing investors consolidate and drive portfolio scale The student investment market experienced an exceptionally strong year in 2015, with 74,500 beds traded at a total value of £5.9bn. This investment activity was due to a surge in the number of large portfolios traded in the first quarter of 2015 and much higher levels of consolidation in the sector than we have seen in the past. Was…
Savills: World Student Housing 2016/17
Over the last three years that we have been preparing this annual report we have seen the flowering of student housing as a fully- established global real estate asset class. Student housing is a pioneer sector, showing us all how a niche specialist and opportunistic property investment can become part of the mainstream. Full Savills report can be found by clicking here
Experience Invest: UK Student Accommodation Investment Guide
In its third year, the guide has been produced to deliver breaking news and expert information about the UK’s student property market. With over 50,000 unique views, the 2015 guide proved to be a popular source of information for investors looking to invest in the UK’s no.1 asset class. As the guide is online, it is regularly updated throughout the year to ensure that investors are kept up-to-date…