The lure of bricks and mortar boards
Over the past decade big private sector players have muscled in on the student accommodation market, which was once housing associations’ territory. But with the UK’s student population growing fast, there are still opportunities for the social sector.
Last month, Derwent Living made its first push into London’s lucrative student market, sealing a deal to build 136 studio flats near the capital’s City University.
The £17 million project was phase one of the Derby-based housing association’s plan to move beyond its traditional territories of the midlands, south Yorkshire and the south east …