propertytalk Live! - Student homes continue delivering healthy returns

propertytalk Live! - Student homes continue delivering healthy returns

Average rents for investment class student accommodation rose 2.2% across England & Wales in the year to September 2010.

However Average rents in London fell back over the period by an average of 3.6%, whereas rents for regional cities rose by 4.1%.

This is according to the first Knight Frank Student Accommodation Index set up to accurately track the performance of this important asset class.

Investment returns across England & Wales fell back from 6.56% in September 2009 to 6.25% in September 2010 whilst Current investment yields stand at 6.00% in London and 6.5% in the regions and Total returns (income and capital value growth) stood at 13.5% in England & Wales in September.