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![Renters Reform Bill threat to student accommodation investment](/upload/images/240314%2004.jpg)
New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Twelve Top Tips for investing in student housing](/upload/images/24%2001%2018%2004.jpg)
Claire Flynn, mortgages expert at Confused .com, has given 12 tips for anyone considering investing in student housing. “Investing in student properties...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![New residential platform for Europe-focussed investors](/upload/images/23%2011%2030%2005.jpg)
A new service to investors has been launched by Joivy, which describes itself as “the first comprehensive residential platform in Europe.” It...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Heitman expands portfolio with purpose-built student accommodation](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/Students02_400x310.png)
A global real estate investment management firm, Heitman LLC, has just announced that it has invested in the Hollis Building, Bath,...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fusion set to open first London development at Brent Cross Town](/upload/images/Locations/BrentCrossTown%20%2CRelatedArgent_400x310%20(1).png)
Student accommodation brand Fusion is ready to launch Fusion at Brent Cross Town, its first development in London, to provide 662...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors announce joint venture to develop Build to Rent project in Ireland](/upload/images/Locations/EastRoad-Tower%20CGI_400x310.png)
Harrison Street, one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative estate assets, and Eagle Street Partners (Eagle Street),...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![PBSA update – funding for Leeds project, Hammersmith scheme begins](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
In this mini update, PIT takes a look at the latest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) news, with Dominvs’ plans for...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![LGA opens bids for Housing Advisers Programme to tackle housing shortage](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
The Local Government Association (LGA) recently launched the fifth year of the Housing Advisers Programme, a scheme that helps councils tackle...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: where is the most profitable place to buy UK investment property?](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading data insight company has revealed the best places in the UK to buy an investment property. Address Intelligence has been...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![PBSA roundup – new Leeds scheme, £133m tie-up and hottest towns revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Real Estate Capital Holdings has agreed to sell a prime PBSA development opportunity in Leeds for £18.5 million to global living...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR roundup – record investment, Londoners head north, new L&G scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest Marketview report from CBRE has revealed that the UK Build to Rent (BTR) sector recorded a total of £955.7...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Round Hill Capital seals deal for new PBSA investment in Spain](/img/default/pit.png)
Round Hill Capital (RHC), a leading global real estate investment, development and asset management firm, has secured a deal to acquire...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development update – from cohesive-use schemes to sustainable housing](/img/default/pit.png)
Ambitious plans for a ‘ground-breaking’ cohesive-use scheme at Nottingham’s The Island Quarter development have been submitted. The latest phase – which is...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mould? That’s the landlord’s duty, say most tenants](/img/default/pit.png)
Two thirds of people believe mould is solely the landlord’s responsibility, with two out of five claiming they wouldn’t clean mould...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Raising the bar - family-run company aims to improve student housing in Swansea](/img/default/pit.png)
A small family-run company is attempting to raise the bar of student housing in Swansea with swish refurbished homes rather than...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Doing it differently – private developer transforms affordable housing](/img/default/pit.png)
Affordable housing is very often a thorny bone of contention. Arbitrary government targets are regularly missed and this part of the...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Tech and investment – two new property apps launch to help investors](/img/default/pit.png)
A new Manchester-based student accommodation start-up is using the latest tech to deliver five times faster booking. Housemates, founded by tech entrepreneur...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Pioneering management platform for PBSA launched throughout Europe](/img/default/pit.png)
Chicago-based CA Ventures (CA), a global investment management company, recently announced the launch of Novel Student, a ‘pioneering property management platform’...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![How are student accommodation providers adapting to Covid-19?](/img/default/pit.png)
Most universities will be reopening in some shape or form from late September/early October, and an increasing number of students attending...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: what students want from their accommodation post-Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
The student sector has been one of the most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but most universities are returning in some...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Housing shortage for older people: stamp duty cut is short-term fix](/img/default/pit.png)
It would be hard to deny that the UK housing market isn’t in desperate need of reform. The government has acknowledged...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Student accommodation round-up – new schemes in Stirling and Brighton](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the uncertainties posed by coronavirus for the higher education sector, new student accommodation developments are showing no signs of slowing...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Student housing giant looks to continue rapid growth](/img/default/pit.png)
Unite – one of the largest providers of student beds in the UK – recently announced the successful completion of the...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![European student accommodation remains attractive post-Covid-19](/img/default/pit.png)
While Covid-19 continues to affect us all in differing ways, many countries in Central and Eastern Europe are tentatively lifting lockdown...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: has coronavirus derailed investment in retirement living?](/img/default/pit.png)
The general consensus in the property market pre-pandemic was that retirement living was one of the next biggest things, with growing...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Student housing platform secures large pre-seed funding to assist growth](/img/default/pit.png)
A young entrepreneur hailing from the North West has secured £100,000 pre-seed funding for her housing app. Lydia Jones officially founded Manchester-based...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![PBSA roundup – more student homes and a refinance deal](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today focuses on two brand new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) schemes from Future Generations and a refinance deal for...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investment roundup: student housing boom and Southbank Tower relaunch](/img/default/pit.png)
In this latest development round-up, we zone in on three new student developments and the relaunch to the market of one...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why 2020 could be a strong year for the UK’s PBSA sector](/img/default/pit.png)
A new student housing report from global real estate firm JLL has revealed that the outlook for UK PBSA (purpose-built student...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why investors will be surprised by the benefits of tokenizing PBSA](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today has previously looked at how Smartlands became the first company to tokenize property in the UK and asked whether fractional ownership and...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![The later living sector - an opportunity for investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent weeks we have featured articles on the investment potential of retirement living and care homes. Here, Alex Pelopidas - partner at...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Innovative student housing portfolio presents opportunity for private investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Connection Capital is giving private investors the chance to participate in a £10 million fundraise for a company that owns and...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Platform unveils plans to tokenize further properties in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
Earlier this month Property Investor Today looked at how Smartlands became the first company to tokenize property in the UK. And...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Global investment into PBSA reaches record high of $16.3 billion](/img/default/pit.png)
Global investment into purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) reached a record $16.3 billion in 2018, surpassing the previous high of $15.9 billion...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Student housing app to feature in national final for tech entrepreneurs](/img/default/pit.png)
A startup housing app which aims to provide a safe haven for international students recently won the North West regional final...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![City Room Rentals launches The Student Accommodation podcast](/img/default/pit.png)
An industry first ‘Student Accommodation’ podcast was released last week by City Room Rentals, a leading online marketplace for student housing. The...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Expert view - finding the gaps in the student rental market](/img/default/pit.png)
Student housing is increasingly becoming an attractive prospect for investment, with a 17% increase in investment in student accommodation in the...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![One low rate](/img/default/pit.png)
Lenders must say what they mean and mean what they say! And that includes not offering a silly low monthly rate...
17 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Scottish student housing transactions topped £100m in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Activity of transactions in Scotland’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) exceeded £100 million in 2017, according to recent figures for GVA’s Student...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Top tips every landlord should consider when investing in student property](/img/default/pit.png)
A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Top tips for investing in student property](/img/default/pit.png)
With student housing becoming an increasingly popular investment in recent years, Mish Liyanage at the Mistoria Group explains how you could...
23 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Student property investors target homes in continental Europe](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a significant increase in the number of property investors acquiring student housing assets in mainland Europe, new research...
13 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![London property prices forecast to fall after Brexit vote](/img/default/pit.png)
Commercial property prices in London could fall by up to 10% in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the EU,...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![What does 2016 hold for the student property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK's student numbers have been growing for the past few years, despite an initial slump in the wake of the...
04 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Student housing property investment booming in Liverpool](/img/default/pit.png)
New data from leading personal property investments company Experience Invest has revealed that inhabitants of Liverpool are most likely to invest...
19 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Student property and its effect on the UK economy](/img/default/pit.png)
Student property has been big news in the investment world for some time now. High yields and even higher demand mean...