Savills updates its rankings for investors as strong demand for UK student housing sees sharp rise in investment activity

Purpose-built student housing at a number of leading university cities and towns in Scotland has First Class potential for investors, according to in a new report from international real estate adviser Savills.

Glasgow and Aberdeen have joined Edinburgh and St Andrews in the top investor rankings for university towns and cities issued by Savills.

The rankings for 2014 are published in the report ‘Spotlight: UK Student Housing’ , which also reveals that investment in the student housing market totalled £5 billion in the past two years and transactions are forecast to total £2.5 billion this year …

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