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Mapletree to wind down $1.3bn student housing fund after underperformance

Priya Khaira March 27, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Singapore-based Mapletree Investments is winding down its $1.3 billion (£1.02 billion) student accommodation fund after it fell well short of performance targets.

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Student accommodation operator placed in administration

George Sell January 6, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The operator of Beechenhurst House, a Birmingham student accommodation building, has appointed administrators.

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Aviva Investors and Amro Partners launch student accommodation platform in Germany

Priya Khaira October 23, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Global asset manager Aviva Investors and European real estate specialist Amro Partners have launched a joint venture to invest in purpose-built student accommodation across

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Nido Living appoints Havers ahead of German market entry

George Sell August 20, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Nido Living, the student accommodation platform backed by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), has appointed Daniel Havers as head of Germany.

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Approval for 826-bed student accommodation scheme in Cricklewood

Priya Khaira August 8, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Brent Council has approved plans to demolish a Matalan store in Cricklewood Broadway and replace it with two new blocks providing 826 student bed

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Home Office looks to student accommodation for asylum seekers

Eloise Hanson June 11, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to end the use of asylum hotels by 2029 and is looking at alternative options such as student accommodation. 

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Plans approved for student accommodation scheme in Coventry

Paul Stevens October 23, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Sama Investment Group, a Birmingham-based developer and investor, has had plans for 130 student beds at the edge of Coventry city centre approved by councillors. 

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Headrow offices student flat conversion in Leeds gets approval

Paul Stevens August 24, 2023

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans to convert a group of vacant office buildings on the Headrow in Leeds into more than 100 student flats have been given the green light by Leeds City Council.

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US student market sees strong performance but investment volume falls sharply

George Sell April 12, 2023

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The student housing sector is outperforming other real estate verticals, according to the latest National Student Housing Report from Yardi Matrix.

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Italian university buys hotel for student accommodation conversion

George Sell March 31, 2023

Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: The University of Messina (UniME) in Sicily is the new owner of the Hotel Riviera in the city.

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