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Private halls: most popular accommodation type receives lowest satisfaction rating
A recent study - carried out by Ally Collins from Accommodation For Students - collected the opinions of over 300 students covering 99 universities about their…
4 min read·4 December 2025
Unite shifts student housing strategy towards strongest universities amid weaker demand
Unite Group has announced it is preparing to reshape its student housing portfolio by focusing on 'stronger' universities amid a rent growth slowdown. The…
4 min read·4 December 2025
Landlords accelerate shift to company structures as tax pressures mount
There's been a sharp rise in landlords using limited companies, as changing tax rules and heavier regulation reshape the rental market, research reveals. The…
5 min read·4 December 2025
What aspects would allow students to make the most of their private halls?
Accommodation For Students recently carried out the Student Experience Survey 2025 in an attempt to understand what would improve the university experience for…
3 min read·2 December 2025
Government warned rent appeals system could be overwhelmed without key data
The government has no way of tracking how long rent appeal cases take to move through the system, raising fresh concerns that the Renters' Rights Act could…
5 min read·2 December 2025
Landlords withdraw record equity to expand portfolios as re-mortgaging surges
Landlords withdrew more equity to fund portfolio expansion in the opening half of the year than at any other point since records began, research reveals…
4 min read·2 December 2025