{"id":2442,"date":"2015-03-30T05:38:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T05:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/how-a-student-pod-can-net-you-a-rental-return\/"},"modified":"2018-02-22T09:32:33","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T09:32:33","slug":"how-a-student-pod-can-net-you-a-rental-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/how-a-student-pod-can-net-you-a-rental-return\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Student Pod Can Net You a Rental Return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Student pods is usually individual unit within a student <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Lodging\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/lodging\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/lodging;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01hjj_;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Lodging\" >accommodation<\/a> residence that are available for <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05wrt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property\" >property<\/a> investors seeking returns on investment. If you\u2019re looking for the best return on your property investment, generally student property should be top of your list. That\u2019s the view of a leading UK property expert who believes that <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Dormitory\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/dormitory\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/dormitory;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01t_yc;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Dormitory\" >student housing<\/a> offers great <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Value (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/value-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/value_economics;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0bhr4z;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Value_(economics)\" >value<\/a> to anyone looking to maximise their <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Renting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/renting\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/renting;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01y857;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Renting\" >rental<\/a> income.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Nick Marr, director of private house sales website The House Shop\u00a0believes the student property sector sector offers unparalleled returns for investors. He explains why next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">9.2 per cent returns for \u2018hands-off\u2019 student investment<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cThe returns offered by student accommodation exceed those in other property sectors,\u201d argues Nick Marr, the director of The The House Shop,\u00a0who specialise in selling property online. \u201cRecent data has shown that student property brought a return of 9.6 per cent in the year compared to September 2012. When you compare this to the 5.4 per cent return for offices and 2.2 per cent return for retail, this represents an inflation busting return on investment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Mr Marr points to the example of student \u2018pod\u2019 property currently available on Scotland Road in <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/liverpool\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/liverpool;http:\/\/sws.geonames.org\/2644210\/;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04lh6;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Liverpool;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Liverpool\" >Liverpool<\/a>. These tenanted student properties guarantee <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/occupancy\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/occupancy;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0cr_8q;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Occupancy\" >occupancy<\/a> for the first two years with students from both Liverpool and John Moores universities. Investors earn 9.2 per cent net rental income on the property from completion while the property is fully managed, meaning investors don\u2019t have to get involved in a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cLocated in Liverpool city centre, this <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Real estate development\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/real-estate-development\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/real_estate_development;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.028sdw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Real_estate_development\" >development<\/a> offers both superb accommodation for Liverpool students and an excellent \u2018hands-off\u2019 investment opportunity,\u201d says Mr Marr from the \u2018for <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"For sale by owner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/for-sale-by-owner\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/for_sale_by_owner;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06vvjy;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/For_sale_by_owner\" >sale by owner<\/a>\u2019 website. \u201cThese fully furnished properties are managed and let by an established, local <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/letting-agent\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/letting_agent;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02qpgdf;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Letting_agent;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Letting_agent\" >letting agent<\/a> and have proved to be extremely popular with Liverpool\u2019s growing student population.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Student pods is usually individual unit within a student accommodation residence that are available for property investors seeking returns on investment. If you\u2019re looking for the best return on your property investment, generally student property should be top of<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/how-a-student-pod-can-net-you-a-rental-return\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":3559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wl_entities_gutenberg":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[13,16],"tags":[],"wl_entity_type":[602],"modified_by":null,"_wl_alt_label":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/student-pod.jpg","wl:entity_url":"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/post\/how_a_student_pod_can_net_you_a_rental_return","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15595,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442\/revisions\/15595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442"},{"taxonomy":"wl_entity_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wl_entity_type?post=2442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}