Investment in student housing in the UK is expected to increase in 2018 with international students playing a pivotal role.

International students in the Netherlands have resorted to sleeping in campsites in some cities and a parliamentary debate has taken place on capacity problems as there is simply not enough accommodation to meet demand.

Rental housing company Greystar has acquired Spain’s largest student accommodation provider Resa in a joint venture deal with two investment firms.

Mizuho Financial Group is gearing up to enter the student housing market by raising a ¥10bn ($91.8m) fund to capitalise on a shortage of purpose built accommodation for the growing number of overseas students in Japan.

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.