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An invitation-only forum of senior residential living leaders exploring the opportunities, challenges and investment landscape shaping the French market.

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1 October 2026 Paris, France

Why Executive Meetings.

Designed for senior decision-makers, these invitation-only meetings create the space for candid conversations that rarely happen at larger conferences. Held under the Chatham House Rule and bringing together a focused group of industry leaders, each meeting explores local market dynamics, investment opportunities, operational challenges and policy developments shaping residential living, while encouraging open discussion, shared perspectives and meaningful connections.

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France In Focus.

Growing Institutional Investment

France continues to attract increasing institutional interest in residential living, supported by strong fundamentals, long-term demographic trends and growing demand for professionally managed accommodation.

Evolving Residential Living Landscape

Purpose-built student accommodation, co-living and flexible residential models are reshaping the market, creating new opportunities for investors, developers and operators.

Long-Term Growth Potential

With major university cities, sustained urbanisation and increasing demand for high-quality accommodation, France remains one of Europe's most closely watched residential living markets.

Featured Insights.

Market Report

French PBSA Market Report

Explore last year's market report covering investment activity, supply and demand trends, market fundamentals and the evolving outlook for France's purpose-built student accommodation sector.

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Unlocked Article

France Student Accommodation, La Révolution Étudiante – Rapid & Real

France’s student accommodation market is moving fast — and purpose-built student accommodation is at the centre of the shift. This article explores how rising demand, ESG-led development, student experience, and growth beyond Paris are reshaping the French PBSA landscape, creating new opportunities for investors, operators, and policymakers alike.

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Meet the Leaders from Last Year's Executive Meeting.

Key Dialogue Themes.

The Year Everyone Showed Up – So Why Did the Locals Leave?

2025 was the biggest year French student housing has ever had – and its biggest exit, in the same twelve months. Global investors finally arrived at scale, and one of France’s own institutions chose that exact moment to sell out. This session brings buyers, sellers and the ones still waiting into the same conversation about what 2025 really meant.

Running a Building When the State Is Your Silent Partner

Nowhere else in Europe does the government sit so firmly inside an operator’s business: it caps the rent in the big cities, tops up the tenants’ budget, and decides – through energy ratings – which buildings are even allowed on the rental market. French operators like to call this their biggest problem. This session asks whether it might quietly be their biggest advantage.

The Day At A Glance.