The student housing market in the UK became bigger than the huge US market last year, a recipient of $7bn in investment, a sign of how fast it has grown in a few years. But now Germany and other European countries are set to follow in the UK’s footsteps and attract significant investor interest, experts agreed at the PropertyEU Student Housing Investment Briefing at EXPO REAL on Wednesday.
Swiss real estate group Investis has boosted its real estate holdings with the CHF 139 mln (€149 mln) purchase of prime residential properties in Vaud canton.
