Europe

The Spanish government will approve a €45 million funding package to develop nearly 2,000 new student housing places across seven public university projects, addressing accommodation shortages nationwide.

The winners of the 2026 GSL Awards were revealed on Wednesday evening at a spectacular ceremony at Horizon 22 in London, bringing together universities,...

Global Student Living (GSL) has acquired StudentReviews.com, a UK and Europe-focused student accommodation review platform with over 50,000 verified ratings since 2016, expanding GSL’s capabilities from benchmarking to public reputation management.

Nido Living and Livensa Living are now Livensa Group. All Nido assets will be rebranded under Livensa Living (PBSA) and Livensa Studios (flexible accommodation), and the Nido name will no longer be used.

London, 14 October 2026. Global Student Living (GSL), the trusted resident insight and benchmarking partner to the living sector, today announced the acquisition of...

CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo has advised Westwind Capital on the acquisition from Merkel of a portfolio of student accommodation assets in Spain valued at approximately €141 million. 

Rockfield and Ardian’s student housing joint venture acquired a majority stake in The Social Hub Berlin, a hybrid asset combining student accommodation, premium extended and short-stay offerings, and community spaces, marking their second investment in Germany and expanding their European portfolio to over €1.16bn and 7,500 beds.

DWS Group has acquired Palm Studios, a 544-bed student residence in Seville, from LaSalle Investment Management, marking its first investment in Spain’s purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector through an institutional real estate fund.

Two years ago, GSL News reported that Ireland's push to become a destination of choice for international students was gaining traction. While Australia, Canada...

DeA Capital Real Estate, Invesco Real Estate, and Banque des Territoires have jointly acquired two former office buildings in Issy-les-Moulineaux and Boulogne-Billancourt, France, for around €300 million to convert into student accommodation.