An overview of the student accommodation market in 2022, what we expect to happen, key statistics and trends to enable landlords, agents and PBSA's to plan for the year ahead.

1. in 2022
Student
Accommodation
January 2022

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3. Key trends and insights
University and city performance
Confidence
Predictions and forecasts
Two years in review
Student numbers growth and change
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4. AFS Website traffic
2021 2020 2019
Initial covid impact
Covid impact on
International students

5. HMO marketvibrant
Late market cycle
AFS enquiries
2021 2020 2019

6. Landlord and agent enquiries
2021 2020 2019

7. PBSA enquiries
2021 2020 2019

8. 2021/22 applications
and acceptances
143,000 international students applied (-5%)
70,055 accepted (-18%)
563,00 in total accepted (-1%)
606k students applied (5% up)
492k UK students accepted (1% up)
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9. International
challenges
63% see UK as a better option
than other countries
72% want more information about
what the year will look like
88% of international applicants see
the UK as a positive or very positive
place to study
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10. Student numbers
Undergraduate Postgraduate Total
219,000
additional
students

11. Grade inflation and
flight to quality
28% up on 2019
Just increase in overall 18 year
old population
3%
103k 18 year old students accepted
at higher tariff providers
11% increase on 2020
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12. Top 20 Universities
UK Rank 202 University City/Town
1 University of Oxford Oxford
2 University of Cambridge Cambridge
3 Imperial College of London London
4 UCL London
5 London School of Economics and Political Science London
6 University of Edinburgh Edinburgh
7 King’s College London London
8 University of Manchester Manchester
9 University of Warwick Warwick
10 University of Glasgow Glasgow
UK Rank 202 University City/Town
11 University of Bristol Bristol
12 University of Birmingham Birmingham
13 University of Sheffield Sheffield
14 Queen Mary University of London London
15 Lancaster University Lancaster
16 University of Southampton Southampton
17 University of Leeds Leeds
18 University of Nottingham Nottingham
19 University of Exeter Exeter
20 Newcastle University Newcastle

13. Confidence
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How confident are you about
student accommodation in 2022
18% planning to increase property portfolio
60% no change
15% planning to reduce portfolio size
90% to stay in student accommodation market
7.7/10
25% 10
63% over 10

14. Did you incur rent arrears?
60%
No
3%
Yes significant
36%
Yes limited

15. Did you let all of your rooms for 2021?
80%
Yes
20%
No

16. What % of your
portfolio was
not let?

17. Do you expect to let all of
your properties for 2022?
85%
Yes
5%
Some not all
4%
No
6%
Not sure

18. Are you increasing rent?
66%
Yes
10%
Not sure
24%
No

19. How could letting to
students be made easier
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Communication
Responses around the booking process
Confirmation of viewings
Better parenting!

20. Unite afs | student accommodation in 2022
60% sold
58% up
Later sales cycle for international students
Targeting re-bookers
3 – 3.5% rent growth
70% of students returned
88% occupancy 2020/21
94% 2021/22
90% of stock in RG Unis
100% of pipeline

21. Current modes of study
51%
Blended
9%
Remote
40%
On-Campus

22. Should any remote techniques remain?
68%
Yes
32%
No

23. The future of higher education
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Blended learning
But will take a long time...
Online lectures available for flexibility
Online exams and assignment submission
Ad hoc zoom meetings when required
Shorten the academic cycle
Multiple entry points
Globalisation

24. ... 2022 afs | student accommodation in 2022
Further growth in student numbers
If not intake
‘Hot’ HMO market
In most cities
PBSA focus on rebookers and UK direct lets
Recovering international student sector
Rent pressure on PBSA, flexibility for HMO
Potential impact on bills inclusive offering 2023
August explosion and secondary peak

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