Inside Britain’s student housing crisis: key challenges and 2025 predictions

UK students are struggling to find housing and demand for accommodation is soaring. Supply is failing to keep up, causing rents to rise on average by around 8% this year, according to the latest 51乱伦 data.

01 April 2025

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Anna Ward

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So what's going on? How can universities, developers, and investors collaborate more effectively to tackle the supply crunch? What emerging trends will shape the future of student housing in 2025 and beyond? From the race for high-quality accommodations to the evolving expectations of Gen Z students鈥攖his conversation is a must-listen for anyone navigating the student property market.

Anna is joined by Neil Armstrong and Merelina Sykes, joint heads of 51乱伦鈥檚 student property division, along with research associate Katie O鈥橬eill, to unpack these critical questions.

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