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Before choosing data, what kind of student housing are you studying: individual units, shared houses, or larger developments? The relevant costs and management workload may differ enough that a broad Manchester comparison hides more than it reveals. Your intended holding period also matters when...

For purpose-built student accommodation in Bloomsbury, I would separate the annual service charge from the condition issue rather than assume one explains the other. A dated unit with a high charge has two objections, but buyers may price each differently. Are your figures based on completed...

The word “townhouse” itself may be the biggest sampling issue. Decide whether it means only listings using that label or a defined building form that may also be advertised as terraced property. The first approach is reproducible from listing descriptions but vulnerable to marketing language...

Lease length could change the picture more sharply than cosmetic condition. I’d also want the service-charge accounts or at least a proper breakdown, especially if insurance is the concern. “Possible insurance costs” is too vague to price: is the worry based on the current building-insurance...