According to Abbey Mortgages, more students are looking to join the buy-to-let sector by buying and letting their own properties.

The lender has said that a total of 110,000 students now want to buy such properties either on their own or with friends, with the parents of a further 44,000 being similarly inclined.
Around 22,000 students currently live in properties bought for them by their parents, said Abbey, a demographic which looks set to grow in size in the future.