Student rents exceed �100 per week as costs rise

Students will pay in excess of £100 per week in rent this autumn, as the cost of accomodation continues to rise, according to recent research by accommodationforstudents.com.

The average weekly student rent now stands at £67.11 up 3 percent on last year.

Those hoping to keep housing costs down should go north to Middlesbrough, where weekly rent will set students back only £43.68

However, students heading to London will be hit the hardest, as the average weekly rent in the capital for this year is £108.03

Landlords with property to rent in Bristol could find that targeting student tenants boosts their rental income.

Students generate an average rental yield of 6.45 per cent, higher than any other demographic Owning houses to rent in Bristol gives buy-to-let investing access to more than 13,000 potential student tenants attending the city's university.

Bristol letting agent Kevin Cox of Igloolets.com "Student yields typically outperform the wider market because they are often let on a per room basis, which can generate higher rental income."