黑料官网 Monitor鈥檚 latest findings signals a historic realignment in global higher education. For two decades, the 鈥淏ig Four鈥� 鈥� the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada 鈥� dominated the international student landscape. But recent reports make it clear that the next decade belongs to a new 鈥淏ig Ten.鈥� Europe鈥檚 mainland markets, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Italy, France, and the Nordics, along with a number of destinations in Asia, are gaining ground as students seek affordability, safety, and quality of life.

However, this growing attention to Europe comes with an Achilles鈥� heel: housing. Accommodation shortages and rent inflation are now the leading deterrents for mobility, even in otherwise attractive destinations.

Access is key

Findings from The Class Foundation鈥檚 confirm this warning with data drawn from more than 19,000 students across 16 countries. The study reveals that the type and availability of accommodation are the strongest predictors of student well-being. Students living in Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) record an average Mental Health Index-5 (MHI-5) score of 58.4, compared with 56.2 for those in other housing, and just 51.1 for those living at home. When students remain with parents because they cannot find alternatives, their scores plunge to 44.3, and drop further to 42.6 when financial barriers prevent moving out.

(For reference, the MHI-5 serves as a globally recognised and extensively documented measure of well-being. It operates on a scale from 0 to 100, where scores above 60 indicate good mental health, reflecting optimal well-being.)

Equally telling is the question of choice. Students who obtained their first-choice accommodation report an MHI-5 score of 59.6, versus 54 for those who did not. The largest reason for missing out, cited by 51%, is unavailability. Another 23 percent were priced out. Together, these figures show that inadequate supply, not preference, is what constrains the European student experience.

Building community

More than bricks and rent, what defines a good student home is belonging. The student Living Monitor data shows that students engaged in residence community life record an MHI-5 of 62.3, while those who do don鈥檛 score 6 points lower. That difference is not architectural 鈥� it鈥檚 human. Communal lounges, green courtyards, and shared study spaces are where Europe鈥檚 future talent finds connection, purpose, and resilience. Designing for community, therefore, is designing for well-being. Conversely, loneliness exerts the single largest negative effect observed across all indicators, which impacts over 40% of students: students affected by loneliness score 49.9 on the MHI-5, versus 63.7 for those who are not 鈥� a gap of 13.8 points.

Fragile finances

Yet, two-thirds of students describe their finances as fragile, and 56.6% lack access or awareness of mental-health support.

Further, behind Europe鈥檚 rise lies a fragile reality: two in three students are struggling getting by financially, and over 56% don鈥檛 know where access or to turn for mental-health support. The promise of international study loses its shine when basic security 鈥� a financial safety and someone to talk to 鈥� is missing.

Start with housing

The data make one conclusion unavoidable: Europe鈥檚 rise as a global study hub will only be sustainable if housing is recognised and treated as essential infrastructure. Expanding PBSA supply, aligning planning and zoning incentives, and embedding well-being into design are no longer optional 鈥� they are structural imperatives.

Ultimately, Europe鈥檚 success will rest on three pillars within the housing ecosystem: affordability and availability, ensuring every student can find a home; community, creating spaces that foster belonging and connection; and support, providing accessible financial and mental-health resources that help students thrive.

If the 2020s marked the shift from the Big Four to the Big Ten, the 2030s will decide which destinations truly built a foundation for success. For Europe, that foundation begins 鈥� and could falter 鈥� with housing.

The Class Foundation, established in 2011, operates as a partner-based non-profit organisation with the goal of advancing the professionalism and understanding of student housing across Europe. Serving as the largest European student living eco-system, its mission centres on being the foremost think tank dedicated to the realm of student housing and experience.

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鈥淧olitical instability and new regulations in force in popular study destinations restricting access to international students could impact student housing operations. This is a concerning development for sector stakeholders in these destinations.

We can confidently say that the student housing sector is so severely undersupplied that a temporary decrease in the number of incoming international students would not have a substantial negative impact.

We do not expect international student demand to decline. However, we expect student flows to be redirected, to some extent, towards alternative study destinations 鈥� especially those offering a wide range of English-taught degrees. This could boost the development of the student housing sector in several countries.鈥�

Highlights

• Nearly 65,000 new beds (student housing spaces) were completed across 131 cities.
• There was increased development in Southern Europe, especially in Spain, Italy, and Portugal. BONARD says this is likely the first sign of diverted student interest given immigration policies in Canada, Australia, and the UK.
• In most of the cities included in the report, the international student population increased in the 2023/2024 academic year, with an average of 2.8% growth.
• Rents increased more than in any year since 2018 (7.4% year-over-year on average), and occupancy rates were high (97% average).

Demand/supply gaps

Across most of Europe鈥檚 top study abroad destinations, there is more student demand for accommodation than there are available beds. As you can see from the screenshot below, the gap between demand and supply is by far the largest in London, England.

Development hotspots

Of the 323 cities BONARD surveyed, there was a 20% increase of student beds in the pipeline (i.e., either in the planning or construction stages). The city with the greatest demand-supply gap is also the city where the most development is happening: London. Following London is Paris, but its rate of growth is slower than it was in 2023. Most cities recorded growth, but there were some outliers: Lisbon and Berlin had fewer beds under construction, Milan and Stockholm had fewer beds planned, and Amsterdam slowed both in terms of planning and construction.

More growth expected, but affordability will determine how much

In the webinar associated with the report, a poll of the more than 1,000 participants from countries all over world found that the majority (55%) anticipate that average rental rates will go up between 3-7% in September 2025 relative to the 2023/2024 academic year.

However, property experts on the panel Jonathan Turnbull of Harrison Street, Alicia Edgar of Invesco, Joe Persechino of Yugo, and Pavlos Gennimatas of Hines also said that affordability may push that average more towards the low end of the spectrum.

For example, Mr Turnbull noted: 鈥淚n Canada, we鈥檙e in a sort of awkward situation where the cost of rent is now higher than the cost of education, and so there鈥檚 a 鈥榮anity check鈥� issue that is happening with a lot of the domestic parents.鈥� Mr Turnbull says there is resulting 鈥減ushback鈥� and a bit of a plateau 鈥渢hat we鈥檙e going to need to think through in the next 12鈥�24 months.鈥�

The potential of a plateau was echoed by the other experts. Ms Edgar said that a significant proportion of international students are choosing alternative destinations because of affordability. There will always be a wealthy segment of international students whose families are willing to pay higher rents, she noted, but that is a small segment in the context of overall student demand for study abroad.

For additional background, please see:

• 鈥�European destinations attracting more international students amid continuing housing challenges鈥�
• 鈥�Student housing crunch worsens across Europe, Australia, Canada鈥�

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Last year, there was a shortage of 3 million beds for students across Europe and the situation is expected to worsen in the next five years, when there will be a need for an additional 200,000 more beds, according to . This is in part because Europe鈥檚 student population is expected to grow by 10% by 2030/31, reaching 23.5 million, with half being international students.

Top student cities in Europe are the worst off in terms of supply, with 40 cities accounting for 40% of the 3-million bed shortage.

Only 40% of PBSA beds across Europe are privately funded. The rest are publicly owned or subsidised and not always accommodating of all types of students/budgets. The situation, says JLL, equates to a 鈥溾偓450bn investment opportunity.鈥�

As it stands, most PBSA investment in Europe is in the UK, and JJL observes that 鈥渒ey markets in continental Europe would need to grow, on average, 13 times to match the UK 2018-2022 [investment] average.鈥� For example:

鈥淭he largest student markets like Germany and France could see their investment grow from an average of 鈧�0.5bn to 鈧�7bn necessary to meet unmet demand. In more nascent markets like Italy, at the current pace of investment it would take over 100 years to deploy the necessary investment.鈥�

To narrow the gap between supply and demand, Dominika Mocova, a senior analyst at JLL EMEA Living and Research Strategy, says: 鈥淕reater market transparency and understanding from planning authorities is necessary to unlock the full potential.鈥�

Her colleague Julia Martin, JLL鈥檚 head of EMEA Student Housing, points out that PBSA is part of ensuring a good student experience: 鈥淭he affordability and provision of a well-rounded student experience continues to set PBSA apart from traditional rental accommodation.鈥�

Ms Martin continues:

鈥淲ith developers now having a better grasp of the cultural nuances and design requirements through the different European countries, they are set to introduce the next generation of fit-for-purpose schemes, aimed at addressing the growing demographic student population as well as rising international student demand for quality accommodation across Europe. The continent is now home to the highest number of globally ranked universities, with 203 universities in the top 500 according to the 2024 QS World University Ranking. Given the current shortage of student accommodation in key cities and the vast untapped potential in countries such as Italy and Germany, addressing the standing imbalance between supply and demand will unlock a huge 鈧�450 billion growth opportunity in the market, with PBSA playing a crucial role.鈥�

Ireland: Construction causing delays

In 2024, Ireland鈥檚 education department examined the student housing situation in a paper called Funding the Future: An Annual Options Paper on the Cost of Higher Education 2024. It found that:
 
鈥淥n average there are three applications for every one student bed on campus. This does not take into account the Technological University sector. Those students who are unsuccessful in obtaining a place are forced into the private market.鈥�
 
As reported in :

鈥淐onstruction cost increases, fuelled by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Brexit and Covid, are having a significant impact on the supply and affordability of new rental accommodation for higher-level students 鈥� The impact on supply has been significant, with more than 10,900 units with planning permission within the university public and private student accommodation sector not having been activated.鈥�

France: Danger of dropouts and student hardships

In Paris, a January 2024 study by SeLoger.com found that the number of available rentals for students in Paris dropped by 50% compared with 2023 and 73% over three years. Jacques Baudrier, deputy mayor for housing, told : 鈥淭he private sector has nothing left to rent, agencies are closing, and the crisis is exponential.鈥�

Barbara Gomes, delegate for Tenant Protection in Paris, explained:

鈥淚f you can鈥檛 find housing, you give up your studies or move farther away, and the longer commutes add to fatigue. More than half of the students work part-time, and the risk of academic failure increases with such challenges.鈥�

Spain: Tourism overload

In Spain, where soaring tourist numbers are squeezing residents out of the housing market, the government is taking action to provide more student accommodation for students enrolling in certain types of tertiary institution. A protocol was signed at the end of 2024 by the ministries of housing, economy, and universities that mandates that new private universities offer housing for their students.

In addition, reports The Guardian, Prime Minister Pedro S谩nchez鈥檚 government has instituted a tax of up to 100% on properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as the UK. President S谩nchez defended the new policy by noting:

鈥淚n 2023 alone non-EU residents bought about 27,000 houses and flats in Spain. And they didn鈥檛 do it to live in them, they didn鈥檛 do it for their families to have a place to live. They did it to speculate.鈥�

A persistent and challenging issue in higher education

International students have enough to think about without worrying about whether they will find affordable housing on or at least near to campus. Housing stress is closely associated with poor mental health, and it means that affected students鈥� attention is often 鈥� and of necessity 鈥� elsewhere than in their studies. In extreme cases, housing issues can cause students to drop out.

Stephen Madsen, writing for , a US-based economics and policy thinktank, notes: 鈥淎s the market continues to struggle with meeting the demand for affordable housing options, increasing on- or near-campus student housing can be an attractive amenity and marketable edge for universities looking to maintain or increase enrollment.鈥�

But he also points out the sometimes-impossible solutions higher education institutions are up against:

鈥淯ltimately, financing and development costs remain the largest hurdle in addressing this issue for many institutions. Public funding for universities has fallen in many states over the past several decades鈥攍imiting many institutions鈥� ability to take on additional debt for capital improvements. During the same period, the cost of residential construction has risen significantly. The combined effect leads to a challenging development environment for higher education institutions, absent outside equity or public subsidy.鈥�

Mr Madsen provides several examples of US colleges working hard and thinking creatively to try to come up with solutions:

• 鈥淢iddlebury College in Middlebury, VT is providing a stipend, or financial incentive of $10,000, to take a half-year leave of absence to upper classmen to accommodate housing for incoming students. 
• In Knoxville, TN, the University of Tennessee has rented out local Knoxville hotels to accommodate incoming students. 
• Virginia State University, in Petersburg, VA built on-campus modular developments to house incoming students.鈥�

Mr Madsen concludes: 鈥淔or [institutions] looking to ensure an affordable and inclusive education, the housing issue must continue to be addressed.鈥�
 
For additional background, please see:

• 鈥�Student housing crunch worsens across Europe, Australia, Canada鈥�
• 鈥�The three persistent themes in student accommodation: affordability, availability, and accountability鈥�
• 鈥�What if there is no room? The link between student housing and enrolment capacity鈥�
   

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In England, there’s an annual shortfall of over 300,000 homes. Spain needs over 800,000 new homes by 2027, France requires 500,000 new homes annually, and similar situations exist elsewhere.

These statistics underscore the scale of the housing challenge across Europe, complicated by interconnected barriers in policy and planning frameworks, land suitability, and risk-willing capital allocation.

For a generation whose hopes are increasingly shaped by access to both education and affordable housing, understanding these systemic obstacles alongside developing evidence-based, innovative solutions is therefore paramount.

The growing demand for student accommodation

Student accommodation faces similar challenges. According to a recent European PBSA Investing in the Future report by JLL, Europe鈥檚 student population is expected to grow by 10% by 2030/31, reaching 23.5 million, with half being international students.

Currently, just over two million purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) beds serve less than 10% of the overall student population, leaving most dependent on private rentals or living at home.

The current PBSA shortage is estimated to be more than three million beds across Europe, and the current development pipeline will only meet 10% of the unmet demand once delivered. Addressing this gap will require an estimated 鈧�450 billion.

Rising rents and student debt

Amid this backdrop, student housing operators have steadily increased rents, most recently with an 11% rise in 2023/24, while maintaining full occupancy. As a result, affordability has hit critical levels for students already burdened by rising living costs.

Housing is considered “affordable” if it consumes no more than 30% of a household’s gross income. However, according to data from Eurostudent, students spend 40鈥�50% of their budget on accommodation, which would categorise them as “severely cost-burdened” according to traditional affordability benchmarks.

It comes as little surprise that average student debt upon graduation has been rising across Europe. Graduates from English universities hold the dubious distinction of being the most indebted, incurring an average of 拢44,940 in student debt in 2023鈥攁 141% increase over a decade.

Systemic barriers to development

At the heart of the student housing crisis lies a fundamental supply-demand imbalance. While the disequilibrium is exacerbated by several factors, the housing crisis is deeply rooted in systemic inefficiencies that extend beyond mere financial constraints.

One of the most significant obstacles to addressing housing shortages is the protracted timeline from the commencement of the planning journey to the completion of development. It is not uncommon for the entire journey to span close to a decade.

This slow development cycle reflects policy shortcomings rather than market failure. Prolonged development periods increase costs and amplify risks for developers and investors. Private capital must play a pivotal role in addressing the student housing crisis.

To attract it, establishing a responsive and predictable regulatory environment is essential; otherwise, investment will be deterred, consequently worsening housing shortages.

Unlocking value with innovation and sustainability

Among private market participants, there is an urgent need for developers and investors to embrace innovation and sustainability as a way to unlock value. The real estate and construction sectors have delivered underwhelming productivity improvements for decades, leading to inefficiencies and significant environmental impacts.

A long-term strategy focusing on creating circular, low-carbon buildings through the adoption of new technologies and methodologies can optimise operational efficiency and tenant comfort, leading to the creation of resilient and sustainable communities.

From an operational perspective, there is a need for the continued evolution of the PBSA product. Developers and operators have successfully created amenity-rich environments that prioritise the student experience, which according to PATRIZIA’s Residential Insights Report 2024, has contributed to the sector’s growing popularity among institutional investors.

Going forward, operators and investors should focus on developing inclusive, accessible student housing that caters to a diverse population at varied price points, achievable through a scaled back offering with fewer amenity spaces.

For additional background, please see:

• “The three persistent themes in student accommodation: affordability, availability, and accountability“
• “Better living and social environments for students linked to better mental health“
• “Quarterly survey finds rents for student housing in Europe increasing ahead of new academic year“

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Ms Best went on to outline that, of the roughly 740,000 PBSA beds in the UK, just under half (44%) are owned and operated by the universities themselves. The remaining 56% are privately owned and operated.

She believes as well that private investment is the more likely path to building capacity in terms of student housing: “Given the current and likely future financial pressures that the sector faces in the UK, there will continue to be constraints on all universities, even the largest, most reputable, and financially strong ones,” she explained. “This is causing universities to prioritise [capital spending] in [academic programming]. I expect to see universities looking for further support from the private sector to deliver new beds and to support refurbishing of a lot of the university-owned stock鈥hile there are and will continue to be new PBSA developments, the ability to deliver affordable accommodation in the places it is needed most continues to be a challenge.”

The affordability dilemma

The panelists all agreed that housing costs remain a significant issue for students. While price inflation has eased somewhat in the UK this year, there have been significant price hikes in the years following the pandemic.

“We’ve seen huge increases in pricing over the last couple of years, including some double-digit increases in some cities last year, which is quite staggering,” noted Ms Best.

Meanwhile, Hannah Chappatte, the founder & CEO of Hybr reported that there has been a huge rent increase this year in the HMO market (which refers to privately owned housing, a shorthand for which is HMO, or “a house in multiple occupation”). She noted as an example the case of Bristol where, “What we saw was that a lot PBSA developments were paused because of the impact of COVID. So the HMO market had a heyday over those two or three years where a lot of students that would have gone into PBSA went into the HMO market. And we saw consistently rents increasing by 15% year on year.”

The panel discussion revealed that there is a lot of nuance and granularity in the student housing market, and that you cannot measure the health or balance in the market simply by counting beds and heads.

“It can lead you down the wrong track if you are looking at here is how many rooms there are and this how many students there are,” said Ms Chappatte. “Really, you have to break it down into segments: this is the type of student, this is their budget, this is what they are looking for, and this is the type of accommodation we have in each city. Often you will see that it is not just a ‘rooms’ issue, it all comes down to price. It all comes down to budget and that is what we have to tackle: thinking creatively around how can we build more affordable units; not just more rooms.”

Not just how many but where

In spite of continuing strong student demand, PBSA stock continues to lag considerably behind demand in many study destinations due to a number of factors, including delays in the building planning process, labour shortages, and inflation in construction costs. Another inflationary impact for developers is the relatively high cost of financing in a climate of rising interest rates.

Ms Chappatte made the case that international education needs to draw lessons from other industries in its search for solutions. “We need to give investors conviction around how they can build and develop affordable units,” she said. “In our sector, we need to look at hospitality because hospitality has done that really well, You have Travelodge and Premier Inn that are really affordable brands that are also huge drivers of revenue. So why can’t we have the same in the residential sector where we have more self-service, more self-managed types of just rooms rather than these amenity spaces? I think there is so much that we can do [in that area] and that we are still so far behind in terms of residential versus hospitality.”

The panel acknowledged that prices typically fluctuate according to local supply and timing of booking — with the best rates being available for advance bookings and with prices tending to increase the close the student gets to programme start. This can be offset, however, in cases where local supply increases, causing prices to soften.

But the discussion also revealed that price is closely connected to location in student decision making. Ms Chappatte adds, “We’ve done a number of focus groups this year and rent is number one and location is number two, in terms of what [students] are prioritising in their search.” We can understand as well that that trade-off is carefully made and students definitely weigh proximity to campus very seriously in their decision.

Who is responsible?

The panelists also stressed the need for more and better collaboration between institutions, developers, students, government, and community stakeholders in order to boost local housing stocks.

“Universities need to speak to accommodation providers more,” concluded Arunima Dey, research manager with The Class Foundation. “How many students are they expecting? How many beds do they need? But it’s also extremely hard to build sustainable, future proof housing and provide all those amenities that students appreciate and keep rents affordable. [So we] need incentives for developers and investors in order for them to have a varied portfolio, and those incentives essentially needs to come from municipalities and [other levels of government]. Students are seen as a transient group but if there is more student housing than there is also more housing for all other demographics as well.”

She added, “For example, one of our partners, RESA, is a private PBSA provider in Spain. They [set a target] of having 70% of their beds to be affordable beds. They are able to do so because they have good ties with universities and with the city government. Operators and investors in the current climate cannot just do it by themselves.”

For additional background, please see:

• A recommended reading list of important themes and insights from the .
• “Better living and social environments for students linked to better mental health“
• “Quarterly survey finds rents for student housing in Europe increasing ahead of new academic year“
• “UK ELT providers report restricting enrolment because of bed shortages“

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The SLM was launched with a goal of identifying 鈥渆xactly what kind of spaces and amenities really impact students, so that the sector can optimise their portfolios to enhance student experience and success.鈥� This is the second year of the survey, and this year it received 10,935 responses.

Most respondents to the survey (70%) live in purpose-built student accommodation (referred to as PBSA), with 20% in university-owned and managed housing.

Loneliness affects 4 in 10 students

A significant 40% of respondents said that their mental health is suffering due to loneliness. The correlation between mental health and loneliness is apparent by looking at students鈥� scores on the Mental Health Index (MHI-5). The good mental health benchmark score is 60. The average among all respondents was 57.8. The average among those reporting loneliness was 49.6 鈥� a significant dip.

Of all the emotional stressors that students were asked about, loneliness was the most significant. These were the differences in mental health scores between students affected by a stressor and not affected.

• Loneliness: -13.63
• Bullying: -10.1
• Discrimination: -11.42
• Relationships (family, friends, work, etc.): -10.19
• Knowing where to find support: -10.11
• Having confidence to do the things I want: -9.57

Students need more help with connection

The report notes:

鈥淭here has been an increase in the number of students struggling with relationships (including making new friends). This are all understandable in the context of going to university to a new place, but these are ongoing major pressures which contribute to the happiness and living experience in general. Knowing where to turn for support is a challenge for many students, and universities and operators can play a critical role by actively guiding and connecting students to the right resources, thereby significantly improving their living experience.鈥�

The relationship between living spaces and mental health

Another important segmentation was to see how students who have access to 鈥渨ell-designed communal spaces, organised events, and outdoor areas鈥� scored compared to others. Those students鈥� average MHI-5 scores were over 60. The report notes as well that 鈥淚t is simply not enough to have these spaces but also them correctly activated.鈥�

Financial difficulties take a toll

Among students struggling with financial stress, the average MHI-5 score was 47.4 鈥� even lower than the average score of students reporting loneliness and 18 points lower than students for whom finances are not an issue. The SLM suggests that 鈥渢he creation of more hardship funds and affordable housing incentives for investors and developers.鈥�

Some groups suffering more than others

Non-binary students and students with disabilities also reported poorer mental health (48.8 and 45.8, respectively).
 
Women (56.3) reported more mental health struggles than men (61).
 
There was little difference between international students (58.9) and domestic students (57%), though the former were slightly happier.

Key supports for students

The report provides the following chart indicating what kinds of supports are most conducive to student well-being. Student-led programmes of events; communal spaces for study and recreation; and access to nature, big windows, natural light, and ventilation are 鈥渕usts,鈥� according to the report.鈥ㄢ��

A call to action

Kelly-anne Watson, Managing Director of The Class Foundation, writes:

鈥淥ur findings make it clear: student happiness is deeply connected to where and how they live. This report is a call to action for us all to build environments that do more than just house students; they should actively contribute to their positive experience, make them feel supported, and help foster a strong sense of community.鈥�

For additional background, please see:

• : The world鈥檚 first-ever agent networking event where providers of student accommodation and related services meet with international student recruitment professionals.
• 鈥�黑料官网 Podcast How student accommodation crises are affecting international education鈥�

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Overall, European rental rates rose 4.3% year-over-year during the quarter, which compares to an overall gain of 3.8% in the previous quarter. Room rates rose by 3.5% in Q2, apartments by 4.2%, and studio accommodations by 5.4%.

“We are right at the start of the peak season for mobile students and young professionals looking for their new home before the start of the new semester after the summer, and we see rent prices picking up pace. This means that those looking for accommodation will have to start their search early and accept some compromises,鈥� said HousingAnywhere CEO Djordy Seelmann. 鈥淢eanwhile, with the recent elections across several European countries, we will have to wait and see if new administrations consider the expansion of the residential housing stock a sensible antidote to the pressing affordability challenge.鈥�

The 28 cities included in the index are Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Bologna, Brussels, Budapest, D眉sseldorf, Florence, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Helsinki, K枚ln, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, Porto, Prague, Rome, Rotterdam, Stuttgart, The Hague, Turin, Utrecht, Valencia, and Vienna. The index collects pricing data for 79,043 properties that were listed and received interest from potential tenants on the HousingAnywhere platform in the past year.

As is usually the case in broad regional surveys, the HousingAnywhere index finds significant variations in price movement across Europe. The German and Dutch cities in the index sample remain among the most expensive on the continent, but “major Southern European cities, especially those in Italy and Spain, are gaining ground.”

Rome, for example, recorded the highest price increases for rooms (19.2% year-over-year), and Madrid the largest jump for apartments (20%).

Room rates range from highs of 鈧�1,007 or 鈧�855 in Amsterdam and Hamburg, respectively, to more affordable locations such as Athens, Valencia, or Budapest where monthly rates are reliably below 鈧�400.

Studio spaces, meanwhile, are in shorter supply and this, the report concludes, leads to more price volatility (and more rapid price gains) in this category.

Significant rent increases were also reported for apartment housing in a number of cities, notably Madrid (+20%) and The Hague (+18%), with prices ranging 鈧�1,500 to more than 鈧�2,000 in a number of cities. HousingAnywhere adds that, “Out of all the apartments analyzed, 57% were one-bedroom apartments, 31% were two-bedroom apartments, and 12% were three-bedroom apartments.”

For additional background, please see:

• Attend : The world鈥檚 first-ever agent networking event where providers of student accommodation and related services meet with international student recruitment professionals.
• “UK ELT providers report restricting enrolment because of bed shortages“
• “Student housing crunch worsens across Europe, Australia, Canada“
• “Netherlands making progress toward ambitious student housing target“

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Responding ELT providers cumulatively reported a shortage of more than 6,600 beds last year, a shortage which led many to constrain student numbers.

The following chart provides a high-level breakdown of the scale of housing challenge for reporting ELT centres. It illustrates that just over a third (35%) did not have to restrict their student intakes due to housing. Nearly two-thirds, however, did report significant housing impacts. The “scenario 1” referred to in the chart describes “ELT centres that managed to place all their students in their preferred type of accommodation type because they restricted the 2023 student intake”. Meanwhile, “scenario 2” refers to centres that “restricted the size of student intake in 2023 and still did not manage to place all their students in their preferred type of accommodation.”

In other words, two-thirds of the responding ELT schools found it necessary to limit their student intakes in 2023 due to housing constraints.

The report concludes that, “Totalling the figures from scenarios 1 and 2, cumulatively, 66% of the respondents reported accommodation shortages. These respondents could have used over 6,600 additional beds: 3,815 in residences and 3,358 in homestay places鈥his means that, potentially, 6,600 more students could have been enrolled by these UK ELT centres in 2023.”

The additional chart below outlines the main types of housing offered by providers within the sector, with most relying on homestay (82%) and residence (72%) options.

Nearly half (42%) of responding centres indicated in the survey that they were working to increase the number of beds available to their students for summer 2024, but, as we see in the next chart below, there is broad consensus around some of the important housing issues facing the sector when it comes to student housing.

The report concludes that national advocacy campaigns to recruit additional homestay families, and expanded partnerships between schools and local housing providers or institutions, will be key steps to ease the housing challenge for the sector going forward.

“A lack of suitable student accommodation impacts every stakeholder in the international education sector: it can jeopardise the student experience, hinder recruitment efforts, and ultimately damage the reputation of a study destination,” adds the report, which can be commended for the concrete evidence it provides as to how housing constraints directly impact recruitment and student intake.

For additional background, please see:

• : The world鈥檚 first-ever agent networking event where providers of student accommodation and related services meet with international student recruitment professionals.
• “How many students for how many beds? Managing supply and demand in UK student housing“
• “Student housing crunch worsens across Europe, Australia, Canada“
• “Continuing housing crunch opens the door to innovation and new strategies“
• “What if there is no room? The link between student housing and enrolment capacity“

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