Bloomberg News: UK Student Homes Taking Longer to Fill on Weaker Overseas Demand
StuRents data shows a significant slowdown in student accommodation leasing, with only 36% of beds signed by March 2025, down from 46% last year.
Richard Ward, Head of Research at StuRents, attributes the drop to a temporary post-pandemic surge in demand, followed by a slowdown in international student numbers and an increase in supply from new development pipelines.
“We’ve seen a softening in leasing velocity… just as international student numbers, particularly at the postgraduate level, began to decline.”
Despite this, Ward notes that the UK education market remains attractive but warns that leasing trends should be closely monitored by investors.
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