Student Accommodation Outpaces UK Commercial Property with Returns of 4.9%

While total returns were -3.5% for all mainstream UK commercial property in the year to September 2020, Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) delivered a total return of 4.9%, making 2020 the third consecutive year that PBSA has outperformed mainstream property, according to the latest PBSA index from global real estate advisor, CBRE.