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Fewer than 17,500 purpose-built student beds are expected to be added in the coming academic year, representing only 0.6% growth.
Private landlords face a significant increase in competition from corporate operators within the rented sector as investors reveal a £17 billion, 60,000-home building programme concentrated on the South and Midlands.