UK student assets to hit £72bn next year as sector gains momentum
Overseas investors are expected to continue to play a key role in the UK student accommodation market …
Overseas investors are expected to continue to play a key role in the UK student accommodation market …
The UK PBSA sector has been warned not to be over reliant on international students taking rooms following a drop in visas issued to Chinese students and fewer EU students …
Today, in an ever more competitive market, the student experience provided by PBSA operators has never been more important. Modern students are increasingly mobile and concerned about quality in everything from safety and security to the environment. To meet these needs, new developments are being planned and constructed frequently across the world. The PBSA sector, therefore, provides fertile ground for a wide range of investors around the world. Here at Global Student Accommodation (GSA) we develop and manage student communities that every student feels part of. Our industry-leading nine pillar wellbeing strategy is central to this, supplementing our outstanding physical spaces with a supportive environment that allows students to thrive. We believe this is what sets us apart and is a large contributor to our commercial robustness …
STUDENTS CALL FOR STRONGER ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE – INCLUDING CAMPUS BANS ON SINGLE-USE PLASTICS, FINES FOR PEERS AND ANNUAL LIMITS ON FLIGHTS
As we bring 2020 to a close, Nido wanted to reflect and share all the hard work from the past year in their brand new Nido Student 2020 Insights Report …
The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector has faced a unique set of challenges over the last few months. Remaining fully operational through the pandemic and meeting the needs of students, while also dealing with intense public scrutiny, has been challenging.
The resilience shown by students and our employees has been impressive and according to recent Unite Students’ research, carried out in collaboration with Opinium, our efforts have paid off, with students still highly valuing university life …
Property Week and Student Roost brought together a panel of industry experts to discuss the challenges facing the purpose-built student accommodation sector and the opportunities that have opened up this year …
Across the globe, residential properties are increasingly on the radar of investors.
Real estate investors are increasingly hunting for multifamily real estate, a sign of the broader pivot toward defensive strategies amid ongoing economic uncertainty.
Investment in all real estate sectors fell 44 percent in the third quarter of the year, compared to the same period in 2019, according to JLL. However, multifamily has fared better than most other sectors, with investment falling, but by 27 percent …
93% of students intend to stay on at university, despite Covid-19 challenges
New research reveals that although 2020 has seen significant challenges, students in the UK have adjusted well and intend to continue their university courses in January 2021
· Four in five students (81%) agree that although it is not how they expected their first year at university to be, they value their time there
· Almost three quarters of students say they’ve transitioned well to life at university this year (72%) with university peers, parents and universities themselves offering the most valued support
· The results overwhelmingly show that students are happy with the choices they’ve made: not to defer (81%) and to move away from home (82%) despite coronavirus
· However, challenges remain: 54% would still like to receive more support from their university
“TigerLime are consultants that have and will continue to be recommended to clients of CBRE who are seeking strategic student accommodation management advice.”
Nick Mullins (Senior Director) & Iain Selbie (Associate Director), CB Richard Ellis Ltd