Information and Advice on Coronavirus in Student Accommodation for Housing Suppliers
Information and Advice on Coronavirus in Student Accommodation for Housing Suppliers (Updated regularly) …
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Coronavirus: Students fear late scramble for rooms
University students returning to study in the autumn are facing uncertainty over their accommodation.
Pressure is on to secure rooms for the new term, even though there is no confirmation that classes will have returned by then.
For many, it means choosing between taking a lease on a room which could potentially lie empty, or having no accommodation come September …
Scottish universities plan for online and campus teaching
Most of Scotland’s universities are planning to offer a mix of on-campus and online teaching when the next academic year starts after the summer.
Some students told the BBC’s Unlocked Podcast they are unsure if they should be arranging accommodation or not.
BBC Scotland asked all of Scotland’s 18 universities about their plans for next year …
Strawberry Star Group appoint Managing Director to establish Build to Rent business vertical
In line with the Group’s plans to deliver over 4,000 new homes by 2025, Strawberry Star has appointed Clint Bartman as Managing Director of Asset Management – to establish its Build to Rent business vertical.
Clint has 20+ years of residential real estate experience across the UK and North America. In the UK, Clint served as the Vice President of Fjeld Consulting – advising global real estate operators in the Build to Rent, PBSA and Private Rental sectors.
Prior to consulting, Clint was the Operations Director for Empiric Student Property Plc, a listed UK REIT. He created their operational platform and the market-leading customer brand Hello Student®. In the US, Clint was the Senior Director of Real Estate for Pi Kappa Alpha International, providing real estate advisory across the United States and Canada …
Goldman Sachs and Wellcome sell iQ Student Accommodation to Blackstone
UPDATE: 15th May 2020 – iQ Student Accommodation confirm the completion of the sale of iQ by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and the Wellcome Trust to Blackstone.
Visa application issues could stop students reaching universities
The closure of visa application centres around the world could prevent international students from reaching university campuses this September, according to industry stakeholders.
The centres are used to collect biometric information, documents and, in some countries, function as places to conduct in-person interviews with applicants – all necessary steps before a visa can be issued.
However, VFS Global, an outsourcing company that manages visa applications for governments, shows that Canadian, US, Australian and UK centres in multiple countries are closed due to the pandemic …
Global HE considers quarantine options for on-campus teaching
To bring some international students back to onto their campuses, institutions in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US are closely following government announcements in order to make decisions on next semester’s operations, and are weighing up available options for quarantining students.
Globally, new national health board directions are opening opportunities to reintroduce limited face-to-face teaching at universities, with some institutions looking at the possibility of working with hotels to ensure efficient self-isolation measures for students as needed.
The UK’s Covid-19 recovery strategy features border restrictions – to be rolled out “as soon as possible” – and will require international arrivals to self-isolate in accommodation for 14 days on arrival into the country …
‘A remarkably resilient sector, but not invulnerable’ – Philip Hillman discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the student housing sector
As The Class of 2020 takes stock of the evolving impact of this crisis on the student accommodation industry, we have kept in touch with the expert voices in our community. While Philip Hillman, Chairman of Living Capital Markets at JLL, is optimistic that transactional activity may pick up in the latter part of 2020 and 2021, his experience informs a cautious view on the recovery timeline given some serious complexities at play in the higher education landscape, particularly in the UK.
This interview series will be published on The Class Radar in the coming days, but we are excited to share it here while our website undergoes maintenance …
Investor agrees to fund new rental homes scheme in Barking
Aberdeen Standard Investments has agreed to fund a £50 million new rental homes development in east London’s Barking, the fund manager said on Wednesday.
The investor has bought a former sports centre in Barking town centre from Barking and Dagenham council. Property developer Lindhill will work on creating 170 apartments there, of which 60 will be affordable.
It marks the latest build-to-rent deal for Aberdeen, which last month invested in a Stratford site. Property investors have been increasingly ploughing money into the sector in the UK. More people, particularly in London where it can be very tough to get on the housing ladder, are looking to rent homes for longer …
Virtual Adaptation during COVID-19: Who has done what well?
Rebecca O’Hare
Res Life | Student Experience, Success & University Transitions | Student Well-being & Mental Health | PBSA | Consultant
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In a previous article, Rebecca O’Hare discussed the debunked myth of the digital native, the origin of the theory and proposed use of an alternative, whereby Residence Life/Student Accommodation professionals perhaps begin to consider the concept of ‘visitors’ and ‘residents’. Suggested in a bid to ensure the creation of virtual communities are as accessible and inclusive as they can be, it prompted her to share a series of responses and resources that has caught her attention over the last 6 – 8 weeks and which may prove useful for the Student Accommodation sector beyond COVID-19 …