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.

European think tank The Class of 2020 will host its student housing conference in Germany this year, with a focus on "blended living".

Despite dipping slightly from 2017 to 2018, global investment into student accommodation totalled $17.1bn last year, entering its third year over $16bn, market research by Savills shows.