Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) - scoping survey findings

This report describes scoping research carried out to inform the development of a review of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA).


Annex 2: PBSA and private landlords

Those respondents who did act as managing agents provided further detail about the proportion of rooms owned by private landlords, tenancy arrangements, and relevant practice codes:

Table 17: Proportion of PBSA rooms owned by private landlords
If you answered yes to the question of whether rooms within your properties are owned by private landlords, approximately what proportion of rooms within your properties are owned by private landlords, for whom you are the managing agent? N
0 - 10% 1
11 - 20% 1
21 - 30% 0
31 - 40% 0
41 - 50% 0
51 - 60% 1
61 - 70% 0
71 - 80% 0
81 - 90% 0
91 - 100% 3
Total 6
Table 18: Tenancy agreements in PBSA rooms owned by private landlords
If you answered yes to the question of whether rooms within your properties are owned by private landlords, please indicate which tenancy agreements apply to students resident in rooms/properties that are owned by private landlords, for whom you are the managing agent (tick all that apply) N
Regulated tenancies 0
Assured tenancies 1
Short assured tenancies 1
Private residential tenancies 1
Common law tenancies 1
HMOs 2
Lease 0
Short term lease 0
Holiday let (for those with appropriate planning permissions) 0
Other 0
Total 5
Table 19: Codes/registrations mechanisms applicable to rooms owned by private landlords
If you answered yes to the question of whether rooms within your properties are owned by private landlords, please indicate which of the following applies to those properties or rooms which are owned by private landlords, for whom you are the managing agent (tick all that apply) N
Letting Agents Code of Practice 5
Register of Landlords 5
Accreditation Network UK 3
Unipol 3
National Code for Large Student Developments 3
Other 0
Total 6

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