US private equity firm Starwood Capital Group has entered the UK accommodation market with the acquisition of an operational portfolio worth £120m, in partnership with Europe's Round Hill Capital.

Dutch student rental listings startup Housing Anywhere has raised €5m in Series A funding that will be used to fuel the company's continuing expansion into Western Europe and the US.

Following an investment of $60m just two months ago, global accommodation booking site, Student.com, has received another injection of Silicon Valley funds from capital venture firm Breyer Capital.

A shortage of student accommodation in Australia is attracting large scale tranches of foreign capital, with two major property investments worth a collective A$1.2bn announced in the last month.

StudyPortals will now be offering accommodation options alongside academic programme searches via a new partnership with Uniplaces. The company has invested an undisclosed amount into the accommodation platform.

A former international student from Australia has launched a TripAdvisor-style independent review website for UK student accommodation after being unimpressed by his own experience. Launched nationwide this month, Hallbookers.co.uk lists every private hall in the UK.

International students are often supported financially by their families when they study abroad. Some families go further by investing in a property for their child to live in while overseas. Lucy Fisher investigates the link between property, residency and international student destinations.