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Identify leading markets and support pricing, acquisition and portfolio strategy.
From university performance to supply pipelines and rental growth, our research covers the fundamentals that drive student housing markets.
We combine asset-level data with market insight to assess pricing, occupancy and operational performance across locations – helping you identify resilient markets, sharpen investment decisions and optimise asset strategy in a highly data-led sector.
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Student Housing
UK Student Housing
This series of reports analyse the current health of the UK student housing market taking into account student numbers, investment and rental change, as well as our outlook for the coming year.
07 August 2026
Student Housing
Investor sentiment towards the sector remains positive, despite quarterly volumes being low
Knight Frank’s quarterly review of the key development and investment themes in the UK student property market
07 August 2026
Student Housing
Handful of larger deals pushed Q1 PBSA investment to £2.1 billion
UK Student Market Update
05 May 2026
Student Housing
UK Student Market Update - Q4 2025
Investors committed £4.3 billion to the PBSA market in 2025, up 10% year-on-year.
16 February 2026
Build-to-rent and Multifamily
The rise of new entrants in the UK’s single family market
09 April 2025
Student Housing
Inside Britain’s student housing crisis: key challenges and 2025 predictions
01 April 2025
Occupiers
UK Cities DNA | What role can the living sectors play in the success of cities?
01 April 2025
Build-to-rent and Multifamily
UK BTR market update Q4 2024 - Record year for investment and delivery
01 April 2025
Student Housing
England's shrinking pipeline: what’s in store for developers after 2025?
29 January 2025
Occupiers
UK Cities DNA | Stemming the flow: The role of housing in reversing regional brain drain
17 December 2024
Prime residential
Britain’s Budget pain: What it means for house prices and high streets
20 November 2024
New Homes
Governments need to shake up the delivery of new housing or face falling behind on economic growth
15 November 2024
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