Amsterdam’s Student Housing Operators Winning the Sustainability Race
While sustainability conversations continue across the real estate sector, student housing operators in Europe are delivering innovative solutions that offer valuable lessons for the...
AI, Community and the Future of PBSA: Key Takeaways from GSL Live 2025
On Thursday 16th October, GSL Live once again brought people together from across the student accommodation sector in London to share ideas, meet peers,...
Better Green Living: Redefining Student Accommodation Refurbishment with Zero Waste and a Student-Centred Approach
When Better Green Living was asked to build COVID testing pods for King's College London in 2020, no one expected it would lead to...
Congratulations to the 2025 GSL Awards Winners
The winners of the 2025 GSL Awards for the UK & Ireland and Europe were revealed last night at a spectacular ceremony following GSL...
The Growing Challenge of Conflict in Student Accommodation
Conflict between roommates is as old as student accommodation itself. Dirty dishes pile up in the sink, music is played too loudly at 2...
Denmark: a rising Nordic study destination for international students
Challenges posed by the rising cost of living are positioning Denmark as an increasingly attractive alternative to traditional study destinations, despite ongoing housing challenges.
Higher...
Unipol Survey Shows Growing Financial Pressure from Rising Student Housing Costs
Students seeking accommodation for their second year and beyond are struggling with affordability, with 7 out of 10 forced to revise their rental expectations...
France: An increasingly popular destination for international students
Rising enrolment numbers, strategic government initiatives, and expanding English-taught programs are positioning France as a rising competitor to traditional ‘Big 4’ study destinations.
Higher Education...
Gen Alpha: are student accommodation providers ready?
By 2028, the first cohorts of Generation Alpha (Gen Alpha) - those born from 2010 onwards - will begin arriving on university campuses worldwide....
NatWest Student Living Index 2025: one in three students have considered dropping out due...
The latest data from the NatWest Student Living Index 2025 highlights that university life is increasingly about balancing budgets, making trade-offs, and navigating unprecedented...













