Unipol House Hunting Behaviour Survey 2025

By Jordan Meates • 22 April 2025

With the Renters’ Rights Bill making its final steps through Parliament, Unipol has decided to carry out some research through a survey to look at student house hunting behaviour.

The timing of this survey is important in that it will form a baseline set of results prior to the adoption of the impending Renters’ Rights Bill, and will help to inform both best practice in supporting students with finding housing and also assist institutions in carrying out a housing needs assessment and their strategic planning.

The main aim of this project is to understand students’ perception towards house hunting at a critical point before significant policy change. This survey will look at student’s key considerations when looking for housing, when they choose to both look and sign for housing, and their knowledge of advice and support available to assist with this process.

Click below to download the full Project Brief, which includes aims and objectives, the benefits of taking part, and how to participate.

How to Participate

All universities in England are invited to participate. This survey should be made available to all students at the University, regardless of whether they commute or live away from home during term time as we want to capture a full picture of what student living means in 2025.

Participating Universities will be provided with a survey link to disseminate to their students. Social media and promotional assets will also be provided to assist with this.

Please register your interest HERE and one of the survey team will be in touch shortly

For any questions or further information, please contact Jess Carrier j.carrier@unipol.org.uk