Students’ digs in South West increasingly in private hands
The South West and Wales has the highest proportion of privately owned student accommodation in the UK.
The first research of its kind has revealed who owns student accommodation in the UK.
With 53 per cent of ownership in the hands of the universities themselves, it is estimated 47 per cent are now privately owned, with the largest of these providers being Unite and UPP combining to make up 35 per cent of the private market …