Accommodation shortages in Ireland are leading to an increase in homelessness, scams and overcrowding among students. 

A lack of affordable accommodation in Canada is making international students vulnerable to housing scams, a student housing cooperative has warned. 

International students are continuing to feel the horrific effects of Ireland’s housing crisis, with reports of some students renting bunk beds in crowded rooms.

A 5,000-bed student housing portfolio has been announced in Brazil to serve an "increasingly growing" audience of medical, freshmen and mobile students.

HousingAnywhere has raised €24m in Series C funding and acquired classifieds website Kamernet as it seeks to "strengthen its leadership in the Dutch market".

HousingAnywhere has announced the acquisition of Italian classifieds website Stanzazoo – marking its third such acquisition in the last 12 months.

The Class of 2020 kicked off its schedule of events with a conference that looked at how companies can continue to invest in student housing amid the housing crisis in Europe.

Blended living or co-living has been touted as a possible solution to housing issues across university cities at the Class of 2020's conference.