Hong Kong’s red-hot rental market forces students to flat-hunt as early as April

Competition for student housing is intensifying in Hong Kong even as more accommodation comes onto the market, with mainland Chinese students beginning their search for a home months earlier than in previous years and landlords leaving flats vacant to capture the annual influx.
Kenny Zhang, an agent at Youhouse Property who specialises in student rentals, said inquiries from mainland students began arriving from as early as late April this year, compared with late July or August three years...