Unite Students, a major UK student housing provider, is sticking to its earnings forecast for 2025 while expecting rents to climb by 4-5%. This suggests they’re confident about steady demand despite broader economic uncertainties—basically, students (or their guarantors) should brace for higher accommodation costs.

Editor’s Note: For students already grappling with rising living costs, this isn’t great news—rents are outpacing general inflation. But for investors, it signals stability in the purpose-built student accommodation sector, which has proven resilient even during shaky economic times. It’s a snapshot of how education costs keep creeping upward.