Two-thirds of students’ parents are considering using a buy-to-let investment to offset their offspring’s huge education debt.
More than two-thirds of parents are thinking about buying a buy-to-let property near their child’s university to cut costs during their student years.
Faced by high fees and rising rents, 66% of parents believe these properties are a sound investment, according to online mortgage broker Trussle, while 53% would even consider downsizing to help support their children through university.
It reports that student buy-to-lets consistently outpace the rest of the PRS market by as much as 17.86% in rental yield.
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Data shows that property is still seen as a safe and reliable way of generating extra income.