Jessica Hardman was delighted to contribute to IPE Real Assets’ recent feature on Europe’s leading PBSA market: the UK. The article provides a thoughtful and balanced examination of the sector, addressing both the structural challenges and the significant opportunities created by sustained demand that continues to outstrip supply.This supply-demand imbalance is particularly pronounced in leading Russell Group university cities such as London, Bath, Bristol and Manchester. However, the picture is increasingly nuanced. We are seeing a clear flight to quality, with new supply needing to align with institutions that attract students to degrees delivering strong academic and employment outcomes. At the same time, students themselves are more discerning than ever, with rising expectations for high-specification, technologically advanced accommodation and generous amenity provision.Encouragingly, this is precisely where Aboria is focused: delivering best-in-class purpose-built student accommodation in the UK’s most resilient Russell Group university cities.The feature also showcases Aboria’s data-driven approach to asset selection and operational optimisation, underpinned by our vertically integrated digital platform – demonstrating the tangible impact digitalisation can have across the student housing lifecycle

Read the full feature here: https://shorturl.at/TvDST

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