For those student landlords wanting to know which universities offer the best buy to let i
According to recent research, the best buy to let university in the UK for investment purposes is the University of Southampton.
Their figures reveal that landlords there can expect a typical rental yield of 7.4%.
The average house price in the area close to the campus is £226,000, with an average rent of £1,388 a month.
Best university for student accommodation investment
The next best university for student accommodation investment is the University of Nottingham with a rental yield of 7%.
It is followed by Nottingham Trent University with a yield of 6.7%, and then Newcastle University with 6.3%.
In fifth place with a yield of 6%, is the University of Dundee.
UK's best buy to let universities
The top 10 of the UK's best buy to let universities include the Universities of Cardiff, Leicester, Strathclyde and Warwick.
A spokesman for the research company said: "Despite the current landscape, demand for student and higher education accommodation is high as many students persist with their studies.
"Student accommodation, as a result, continues to provide a consistent level of demand for student landlords."
He added that since most students will be financing their living arrangements with a student loan, they can still meet their rent obligations.
The news has been welcomed by the managing director of Accommodation for Students, Simon Thompson, who said: "We have been highlighting since the coronavirus lockdown began that the student accommodation sector has strong fundamentals and that investment in the sector offers good opportunities over the long-term."
Students demand rent rebates
Meanwhile, a survey carried out by the National Union of Students (NUS) has found that two-thirds of student tenants worry about not being able to pay their accommodation rent.
The survey also highlights that a quarter of students have been unable to pay rent - or their bills - while the pandemic lockdown has been in place.
The figures show that nearly half of students are living in rented accommodation, and one-in-three believe that because of the coronavirus pandemic, they will not be allowed to leave their tenancy agreement.
The NUS is now calling for government financial help so students can pay their rent.
The union's vice-president, Hillary Gyebi-Ababio, said: "It's astonishing the government has placed students under lockdown, but they are still required to pay rent on accommodation they cannot access.
"We need rent rebates to ensure students are not out-of-pocket for rent payments on properties they are not living in. Students deserve better than being financially punished for following public health guidance."
