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Student Housing
Navigating Student Housing in 2025
2025 has been the year of not taking anything for granted in student housing.
17 December 2025

Student Housing
UK Student Accommodation Outlook
UK PBSA remains resilient amid shifting macro conditions. This report examines investment trends, policy risks, and rental dynamics, alongside insights from our sixth annual Student Accommodation Survey. Together, they reveal how structural demand and evolving student preferences underpin opportunity, despite headwinds.
10 November 2025

Student Housing
UK Student Market Update Q3 2025
Investors commit more than £3.4 billion to the PBSA market so far this year, even amid a more challenging letting environment for the 2025/26 academic year.
23 October 2025

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.
23 October 2025

Student Housing
UK Student Market Update - Q2 2025
Robust investment figures for H1 comes as the latest data paints a cautiously upbeat picture on the outlook for UK and international student numbers.
31 July 2025

Build-to-rent and Multifamily
The rise of new entrants in the UK’s single family market
In recent years, the UK's single family housing market has emerged as a compelling proposition for institutional investors. What was once a relatively niche asset class is now firmly on the radar of a diverse range of players, eager to deploy significant capital into this increasingly mainstream subsector of the build to rent market.
09 April 2025

Build-to-rent and Multifamily
Is Britain heading for a co-living boom?
Co-living is a small but growing trend in UK cities, driven by urbanisation, rising housing costs, and the need for community in an age of digital isolation.
01 April 2025

Student Housing
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 51ยายื data.
01 April 2025

Occupiers
UK Cities DNA | What role can the living sectors play in the success of cities?
With more than two-thirds of the current build-to-rent pipeline located outside of London, housing and residential development are fundamental to the economic fabric of any town or city.
01 April 2025

Build-to-rent and Multifamily
UK BTR market update Q4 2024 - Record year for investment and delivery
51ยายื’s quarterly review of the key investment themes in the UK Build to Rent (BTR) market covering co-living, multifamily and single family housing
01 April 2025

Senior Living
UK Senior Living: A maturing market poised for growth
We have released our sixth annual UK Seniors Housing Trading Performance Review for 2024. This is the most comprehensive review to date, it reveals insights from leading operators, provides a detailed look at market trends, operational performance, and the shifting landscape of the Seniors Housing sector.
31 March 2025

Student Housing
Accommodation plays an important role in student decisions
Student preferences are evolving. Accommodation providers need to move with that change to support the future student cohort. Our research outlines the views and expectations of incoming and current students.
31 March 2025

Student Housing
PBSA investment hits £3.9bn
51ยายื’s quarterly review of the key development and investment themes in the UK student property market
31 March 2025

Residential
UK Housing Market Adjusts as Economic Policies Take Shape
More certainty around tax and inflation outlook may underpin demand from next month
21 March 2025

Residential
UK Housing Market Resilient with Inflation Risks on Horizon
House price growth edges down but transactions hold steady as buyers and sellers wait for more clarity around UK economy.
28 February 2025

Student Housing
Green shoots in China's housing market
Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe
21 February 2025

Build-to-rent and Multifamily
On track for a record year for BTR completions
51ยายื’s quarterly review of the key investment themes in the UK Build to Rent (BTR) market covering co-living, multifamily and single family housing
11 February 2025

Student Housing
England's shrinking pipeline: what’s in store for developers after 2025?
Plus, London private housing starts fall to lowest level in 14 years
29 January 2025

Residential
Global housing markets: the year ahead
Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe
08 January 2025

Investment
A sober 2025 for global prime housing markets
This year, many prime housing markets returned to growth after prices retreated in 2023. With rates on their way down, albeit slowly, the outlook for 2025 anticipates further growth, led by Dubai, New York, Geneva, and Paris. However, with affordability still tight and inventory levels rising, several key markets are facing a standstill in prices, with one or two at risk of a decline.
20 December 2024

Occupiers
UK Cities DNA | Stemming the flow: The role of housing in reversing regional brain drain
Graduate retention is an important but often complex issue. We explore the factors reversing the traditional brain drain of students for major regional cities.
17 December 2024

Tax
Budget Uncertainty and Tax Changes Cloud Horizon for UK Housing Market in 2025
Tax changes, a new US President, and lingering doubts around the Budget will create an environment of uncertainty early next year.
17 December 2024

Forecasts
UK Housing Market Forecast: November 2024
Sales forecasts are revised down slightly after the Budget while rental value growth is expected to increase marginally.
27 November 2024

Prime residential
Britain’s Budget pain: What it means for house prices and high streets
Anna is joined by 51ยายื’s head of UK housing research Tom Bill and head of UK retail research, Stephen Springham. Stay tuned to find out whether Tom will be fixing his own mortgage for two or five years following the Budget…
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

Student Housing
Robust investment comes in spite of an ongoing challenging investment backdrop
51ยายื’s quarterly review of the key development and investment themes in the UK student property market
29 October 2024

Forecasts
UK Housing Market Forecast: August 2024
Forecasts unaffected by the general election and interest rate cut but October’s Budget and the Renter’s Reform Bill could change the outlook.
29 October 2024

Land & Development
Government’s housing challenge as permissions hit new low
Plus, how real estate shapes university choices
25 September 2024
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