Richard Ward

@RestIsPolitics @campbellclaret @RoryStewartUK Is the rise of populism inevitable when the business model of most news providers is based on adverts and the desire for clicks, which inevitably drives the need for sensational and divisive headlines? Is there room for an alternative model within the mainstream news cycle?

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@MartinSLewis @MartinSLewis The cost of accommodation in some locations is more than tuition fees. Maintenance loan growth has been lower than rental growth for student properties. Maintenance loans are unlikely to cover rent for 2nd and 3rd students in London, the South East and South West

Are you (or ur child) at or going to university and worried due to finances? If uv questions about student loans, how they work, how u repay including the English tution fee & maintenance loan rise just ask here... I'm doing my podcast on it this week and want to cover what you need to know.

@StuRents' 2024 key #PBSA sector trends to watch: pbsanews.co.uk/2024/03/04/stu… cc @Richard_87W #pbsanews #insights #research #marketinsights #purposebuilt #studentaccommodation #developments #residential #residentialdevelopments #residentialproperty #developers #investors #operators

@hazelshearing Worth noting the maintenance loan for 2024-25 has increased by just 2.5%, well below the level of inflation or rental growth. This follows the below inflation increases reported in the last few years, compounding the issue of affordability for students in England.

The number of international students applying to undergraduate courses at UK unis has risen slightly for a second year running. But unis - increasingly reliant on overseas students’ fees - say they still face a “challenging landscape”. Here’s why👇 bbc.co.uk/news/education…

Our Head of Research, @Richard_87W, was interviewed by. @IPERealAssets as part of an investigation into why developers can't deliver enough student beds in Scotland. realassets.ipe.com/housing-afford…

@MartinSLewis @Jeremy_Hunt On the point of student maintenance loans not covering costs, we saw rental growth of +10% last year with significant increases this year too. Students are having to search at rising price points to find their accommodation.

The budget is just 6 weeks away. Today I sent the Chancellor, @Jeremy_Hunt a letter, on his request, to ask that he fixes: - Unfair Child Benefit rules penalising single income families - The Lifetime ISA penalty hitting young 1st time buyers - Above inflation mid-contract broadband & mobile price hikes - The substantial real terms cuts to student living loans. Please read the letter for full info. I hope he listens and we see change in the budget. He can't now say he wasn't told. I will also be sending the letter to @RachelReevesMP

New data from @sturents shows PBSA supply/demand imbalance to worsen: pbsanews.co.uk/2023/08/16/new… #pbsanews #pbsa #research #data #pbsaresearch #marketinsights #supplydemand #purposebuilt #studentaccommodation #developments #residential #investors #developers #operators

In our latest webinar, we covered lots, including the difference in booking velocity between markets. Whilst some markets are becoming increasingly competitive, such as Exeter, others such as Coventry continue to face an oversupply.

"Metrics ignore the critical role that homes of multiple occupation (HMOs) play in accommodating students" Expert Reaction: Reading the numbers wrong in the student sector could spell investment disaster | @Richard_87W @StuRents reactnews.com/article/readin…

On the 16th of Feb, we will be covering all the latest trends in the UK student accommodation market. Register to get the latest insights, including demand growth, changes to demographics, PBSA occupancy and more. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

The number of full-time other non-EU students jumped by almost 25% in 2021.

Yearly acceptance growth has varied across universities, with Coventry reporting significant declines since 2019, whereas Birmingham City has seen strong growth.

Growth in yearly acceptances from Chinese students has been astonishing, up by 154% compared to a decade earlier.

Non-EU/UK acceptance growth was much stronger at lower tariff (YoY: +66%) providers for the 2022 cycle, albeit numbers still much lower than at higher tariff universities

UCAS has reported a 15.1% rise in acceptances by non-EU/UK students for the 2022 cycle.

Great to see our stats being referenced and the topic getting the attention it deserves. theguardian.com/education/2022…