Midlands: Student Accommodation: Still Alternative or Now Grown Up?
22
Mar
2017
The student accommodation market has seen significant growth in recent years. A range of investors from the UK and abroad are increasingly seeing the sector as a provider of sustainable income. New participants continue to enter the sector, and the knowledge and understanding of risk fundamentals has improved. Philip Hillman has 25 years of experience in student housing and will provide an overview of the investment market, changing dynamics, size and types of deals being done, and consider whether this is still an alternative sector. Examples of deals in the Midlands will be put in context with the wider market.
A large part of the market’s growth has been underpinned by the increasing volume of purpose built stock. Compared to a background of often poor quality converted houses, students increasingly demand more modern, high quality accommodation. Nick Riley has been responsible for designing more than 15,000 student beds. He will outline the changing design and specification of accommodation, and the drivers for more demanding requirements by students.
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