Exam U-turn provides opportunity for student sector growth

Breathing new life into student accommodation

Rewind just a few months and the student accommodation sector looked shaken by the Covid-19 pandemic.

But recent developments - namely the UK Government's exam results U-turn, and the lifting of the emergency cap on student numbers in England - mean there are reasons to be cheerful as we approach a new academic year. UCAS has reported that 15,000 students who missed their offer first time around now meet their grade specifications following the Government's change of heart.  Lifting the cap gives universities the opportunity to strive for something close to normality in terms of student intake - unthinkable just a few months ago. From an investment perspective, it is yet more fuel ...