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Student Accommodation

The student accommodation sector presents many opportunities for universities, investors, developers, operators and public bodies alike. With data-driven insights and expertise at a local, national and global level, our team are best placed to provide the advice and support you need in this market.

The experts in student accommodation

Combining client-side experience and sector insights, our Student Accommodation team brings expertise in investment, valuation, and advisory gathered over the last 20 years, acting on both sides of transactions in the PBSA (Purpose Built Student Accommodation) market.

Using our knowledge, background and European/global reach, we advise clients in their own language across all elements of the PBSA landscape. Counting both universities and private sector firms among our clients, we also offer a unique perspective into Higher Education strategy, trends and policy. 

Our Student Accommodation Tracker database, exclusively developed by Cushman & Wakefield, covers 750,000 rooms across the UK – the largest, most comprehensive and insightful dataset of its kind. We use our understanding of your business to guide your assets over their full life cycle, bringing our experience to every stage of the process.

Services

Student Accommodation Investment

With a blend of client-side experience and strong links to our advisory team, we advise on all elements of the transaction process including: due diligence, commercial input, operator selection, joint venture structuring, recapitalisations and the creation of integrated investment platforms.

The student accommodation investment team have acted on a number of key transactions in the sector – including deals in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Germany and Ireland.

Analysing the Student Accommodation market

Cushman & Wakefield’s expert team leads the market for demand and supply analysis, strategy, and portfolio structuring in the sector. We the largest and most up to date student accommodation datasets, employing locational analysis to track an unrivalled number of student accommodation properties. 

Our client base includes universities, private providers, developers and operators of PBSA. The combination of data, experience enables us to provide you with the most valuable insight and advice. Our specialist areas of work include: 

  • Demand and supply considerations 
  • Portfolio review and due diligence of large portfolios 
  • Demand-risk partnership procurement and advice; and 
  • Student accommodation strategies and property transaction advice

Student Accommodation Valuations & Advisory

Using robust methodology and yields, custom market data as well as intelligence on properties’ operational costs, the student accommodation valuation team have valued student housing in excess of £10bn+ over 300 properties. 

The Valuation Team value Student Accommodation across the UK and Europe. Working closely with a 600-strong team of valuation experts across EMEA, we draw on the market knowledge of our leading Advisory team.

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Planning on investing in Student Accommodation? Get in touch today to find out how we can help.

Meet the Team

John Freker
John Freker

Partner
London, United Kingdom


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Russel Hefferan
Russell Hefferan

Partner
Manchester, United Kingdom


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David Feeney
David Feeney

Partner
Manchester, United Kingdom


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Sarah Jones Cushman & Wakefield
Sarah Jones

Partner
Leeds, United Kingdom


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Andrew TC Smith
Andrew TC Smith

Head of Public Sector Advisory, UK
Leeds, United Kingdom


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