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Each of the 3 current listings states its own projected net yield, and the table below turns each one into pounds a year.
Every property shown is in a purpose-built student block, with full management available.
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This is a current selection of student let investments, from £52,500 to £99,995, with annual net yields projected from 8.9% to 10%. Our partners find new properties every week. Sign up and you'll get them by email before they appear here.
All properties shown are in purpose-built student accommodation, with full management available.
£62,000
Studio apartment with a 999-year lease, fully furnished and tenanted, located in the heart of Sunderland, just a short walk from the main University campus. The University of Sunderland is 27th in The Guardian University Guide 2026. The Sunderland studio includes a rental guarantee of 10% yields for 2 years.
£99,995
Studio apartment in a purpose built student accommodation built to attract the best student tenants in Huddersfield, including state-of-the-art communal facilities with a gym, cinema room, study areas and coffee shop. Includes a rental guarantee of 10% yields for 3 years.
£52,500
Studio apartment in a purpose built student accommodation, fully managed, near Keele University.
The same 3 properties shown above, from the lowest purchase price to the highest. The last column turns each listing's projected net yield into pounds a year. Orme House, for example, is priced at £52,500 with a projected net yield of 8.9%, which works out at £4,673 a year.
| Property | Location | Purchase price | Projected net yield | Projected annual net income* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orme House | Newcastle-Under-Lyme | £52,500 | 8.9% | £4,673 |
| Fawcet Street | Sunderland | £62,000 | 10% | £6,200 |
| Vision | Huddersfield | £99,995 | 10% | £10,000 |
*Projected annual net income is the purchase price multiplied by the listing's projected net yield. Some listings also state a rental guarantee, with its own rate and number of years, as written in the listing. A guarantee is only worth as much as the company that gives it.
Four questions are worth answering about any student room on offer.
The figures that go into a room's yield include the weekly rent, the number of weeks a year it is let, the management fee and the service charge. A gross yield is worked out from the rent alone. A net yield is worked out from what the owner is paid once the fees and service charge come off.
Some rooms are sold with a rental guarantee, which fixes the return the owner is paid for an agreed number of years. It is only as strong as the company giving it. Some rooms in the same block may have no guarantee. Their rent gives a sense of what this room could earn once its guarantee ends.
Location comes first for me. I want the room in a part of town that suits students, with the university close by. I look at how the town's population has changed over time compared with the national average, and where the university sits in the league tables. Who built the block and who runs it matter a lot to me as well, so I look into both and visit when I can.
A student room is normally bought on a lease. The lease sets out who can live there, who you can sell to and your share of the building's costs. If the lease only lets certain people buy, there can be fewer buyers when you sell, and with fewer buyers a sale can take longer or go for less. Where no lender will lend on a room, a buyer has to pay cash, so anyone who needs a mortgage cannot buy it from you.
Ask your consultant for the details behind a room you like: the weekly rent, the weeks it is let, the fees and service charge, any guarantee terms and the lease. Our guide to purpose-built student accommodation covers the rest, from how a block is run to selling a room later.
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Student demand varies by university enrolment, location and competing supply. Costs can include management fees, service charges, maintenance, finance and void periods, so a quoted gross yield is not the same as the return after costs. Compare the development's current rent evidence, occupancy history and full cost schedule with equivalent local student and standard buy-to-let properties before calculating a property-level net return.
Resale conditions vary by the specific unit, lease, development, finance eligibility and the size of the buyer pool. Some PBSA units can be sold only to investors and may not be available for owner-occupation. Relevant evidence includes recent comparable resales, current time on market, lease restrictions, finance availability and exit fees. A higher quoted yield does not by itself establish strong resale demand.
Student-let demand varies by university enrolment, distance to campus, transport, competing PBSA and HMO supply, achieved rents, occupancy and local planning or licensing rules. A city or town's total population does not by itself establish student demand. Those location and property-level measures provide more relevant comparison evidence.
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