January 28

• Irish real estate market in a very strong position in 2021 according to Claire Solon, Managing Director of Greystar Ireland
• The Students of 2022 – survey conducted for ASK4 by Red Brick Research

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January 27

• The first recognised LEED building in the Iberian Peninsula stands in Porto and is operated by Milestone
• Marketing English in Ireland (MEI) has suggested that Ireland can become Europe’s key English language destination by taking advantage of the UK’s exit from the Europe Union.
• Record number of overseas students for UK unis in 2019/20
• New global initiative, BiodiverCities by 2030, aims to address this imbalance and design sustainable cities of the future
• International survey of education agents reveals optimism for 2021
• Student Engagement; why it matters and how to tackle it.

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January 26

• EMEA real estate investment tips for 2021 by Savills

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January 25

• Loft: Has Coronavirus Affected the Way We Accommodate Students?
• The Spanish real estate market keeps showing the best investment options within the main European markets, pointed out Savills Aguirre Newman
• HousingAnywhere acquires Stanzazoo in Italy
• A Resolution for the Real Estate Industry

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January 24

• Designing a Student Experience: How BaseCamp Creates the Feeling of Home

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January 21

• Co-living firm Quarters closes in US – will focus on Europe

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January 20

• Round Hill Capital seals deal for new PBSA investment in Spain. Nido Student will operate the development upon completion.
• UK PBSA sector needs government help
• Irish gov’t creates group to enhance student wellbeing
• Why sustainable purpose-built student accommodation schemes matter
• The applications for Coliving Awards 2021 are now open

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January 19

• The era of shared rentals: London-based co-living startup grabs £1M to expand globally in 2021

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January 17

• Thousands of UK university students offered 50% rent reduction

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January 16

• It’s getting harder to predict the future of HE

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January 15

• Revealed – the best UK universities for a buy-to-let investment

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January 14

• International Campus to spend €1bn on expansion in Europe
• English UK aims for 2019 student volumes by 2022

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January 13

• The previous joint venture IC Netherlands BV between the Germany-based International Campus GmbH and the Dutch partner Wouter van den Eijnden was dissolved in mid-December [German]
• PBSA remains resilient despite Brexit

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January 12

• Thousands of UK university students offered 50% rent reduction
• Two-thirds of students in the UK face rent fears, says NUS
• Student housing increases in Northern Portugal
• Students snubbed as Australia limits international arrivals
• More than two-thirds of students positive about their PBSA provider’s response to pandemic according to Knight Frank & UCAS report
• How Universities are Looking Ahead in 2021
• How much is the cost of living for first-year students in Ireland?
• Hey, Higher Education: You’re On Mute

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January 11

• PBSA operators must provide a student-first solution to match soaring demand
• Student Roost offers students lockdown discount
• Unite offers students 50% rent discount during latest Covid-19 lockdown
• Students in the UK call for university accommodation refunds
• CUBO appoints new Board members
• Conceiving low-carbon cities – The Urban, season 2 – Episode 5 with Magali Reghezza-Zitt

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January 10

• As lockdown hits UK universities hard, students just want to be heard

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January 8

• UK devolved nations: “loss of Erasmus is huge blow”
• Students in the UK pledge rent strike over unused uni rooms

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January 7

• The Importance of the International Student Market For PBSA
• UK’s Department for Education tells international students to delay coming
• Re-thinking our approach to providing student housing in 2021
• De Key is building the most social rental homes in Amsterdam for the third year in a row [Dutch]

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January 6

• Calls grow for students to get rent rebates at universities in England

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January 5

• Risk-Averse Real Estate Investing Is Turning To Sustainability For Strong, Long-Term Financial Returns
• Are cities still rising stars? The Urban, season 2 – Episode 4 with Richard Florida

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January 4

• University College London pushes back return to campus until mid-February
• Woonbedrijf, together with Heijmans and VenhoevenCS, won the tender for the construction and management of 735 student residences on the grounds of Eindhoven University of Technology [Dutch]