Asian investment in UK student housing could ramp up rents

Asian investors looking to send their children to top universities could push up rents in the UK’s student accommodation sector, according to student house vider Unite. 

Announcing its interim results this week the company said that student numbers are continuing to increase, with foreign student demand surging 5% year-on-year as domestic demand dropped slightly.

 The company has also reported that its website traffic in August was up 35% …

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