Sunday, 30 October 2011

Higher tuition fees impact landlords

Higher tuition fees impact landlords

Landlord Assist is warning that hikes in university tuition fees will shortly be impacting the business plans of some buy-to-let investors.

University applications for 2012 are 9% lower than this time last year meaning that landlords are at risk, as many would-be students are priced out of higher education.

According to the University and Colleges Admissions Service, the number of applicants has fallen from 76,612 students at this stage for 2011 to 69,724 for 2012.

Unsurprisingly, the slump comes as tuition fees for those starting degrees in 2012 are due to treble to up to £9,000 a year.

The findings appear to complement a ComRes survey for BBC Inside Out which revealed that one in 10 students studying for A-levels have been put off going to university because of the increase in fees.

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