UCAS connects accommodation providers and businesses with 1m+ students each year. Backed by strategic data-led consultancy, research-led insights and real-time student decision-making, we can connect you to verified students using a data and channel mix tailored to your needs, when they’re most engaged. Raise awareness of your brand, prepare for future trends, or deliver a short-term fix to fill rooms – we have the solutions to achieve your goals.

By working with UCAS, you’re investing in the future of higher education – 100% of profits from commercial activities are reinvested into the charity to improve services for customers and clients.

UPP is the UK’s leading provider of on-campus residential and academic accommodation infrastructure. Every day, we support over 35,000 students on their journey through higher education, working with our partners to create an amazing student experience. We have 15 long-term, bespoke partnerships with leading UK universities and have invested over £3.5bn in the higher education sector since 1998, providing a home from home to over half a million students.

Our unique partnership approach enables our university partners to develop their estates whilst reinvesting in their core services of teaching and research. And, like our university partners, we are committed to being a responsible business that has a positive impact on people, place and planet.

StudentCrowd is the decision-making platform for students. The student’s voice is at the heart of everything we do, with our primary aim being to support students to make the best decisions possible about their future.

Shaping a person's next life step is not to be taken lightly which is why we ensure our reviews are written by real students.

With over 2 million users, our platform is shaping student decisions daily, and combining this with our comprehensive data, allows us to truly advocate for what students want. This also affords us a unique opportunity to support universities, accommodation operators and investors alike with rich data, insight and brand positioning.

Assured Energy Solutions are a specialist provider of PBSA lighting. We partner with Siteco and Clevertronics to deliver a Total 10 Year Warranty on all components of our lighting solutions – batteries included! Our industry leading warranty provides significantly increased lifecycle, sustainability and reduced carbon. All supporting the journey towards Net Zero whilst also delivering zero maintenance costs for 10 years. The Clevertronics XT Zoneworks wireless emergency system automatically tests emergency lighting to deliver compliant testing and reporting without the need for staff intervention. Siteco have been manufacturing leading edge lighting for over 150 years and Assured have brought these technologies together to provide the most advanced lighting package within the PBSA sector.

micampus is the second largest student residence company in Spain with almost 6,500 bed spaces in operation, spread over 28 residences, and with 15 residences under development which will add a further 2,500 beds to our portfolio in the next year.

micampus is one of the 3 oldest student residence companies in Europe, with more than 20 years’ experience in the sector. We employ around 150 professionals who are responsible for safeguarding the wellbeing of the students.

micampus has a presence in 16 provinces (Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Málaga, Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, Logroño, Burgos, Pamplona, Bilbao, Valladolid, Zaragoza, Santander, Oviedo and Lugo), offering the student community modern accommodation solutions in the best locations.

TSL is the South Coast’s largest building envelope specialist, acting as a Principal Contactor for commercial and industrial clients. The project portfolio includes student accommodation, hotel brands, offices, and stadiums. The TSL Experience is proudly delivered throughout projects to achieve an unrivalled construction experience for clients, building users and communities.

Yardi's innovative, end-to-end solution for PBSA enhances operations and provides a frictionless experience for students. Operators can showcase communities with dynamic marketing websites, combine student housing and traditional lease options in one leasing dashboard and save time with bulk onboarding for move-ins and move-outs with RentCafe for Student Housing.

Sponsor of Leader of the Year - Residential
The multiple award-winning Beaufort Capital provides swift and versatile development finance to proven property developers.
Their senior, stretched senior, mezzanine and equity funding allows developers to realise their vision and maximise their returns. The Beaufort team has been developing and funding real estate in Britain for more than 50 years and we understand that every project is different.

A rigorous approach to project and sector analysis enables us to support development projects across a wide range of asset classes, including: Residential, PRS / Build-to-rent, Student Accommodation, Healthcare, Office & Commercial, Hotels & Leisure, Industrial & Logistics and Masterplanning & Site Assembly.

StarRez is the global leader in cloud software for Student Accommodation and Residential Communities with over 30 years experience, 1300 customers worldwide and over 3 million beds under management. We provide a fast and user-friendly booking journey, electronic contract signatures, accurate billing, occupancy management, parcels/packages, visitors, maintenance work orders, communications, welfare, reporting, dashboards and more. Millions of students enjoy a modern, responsive and secure (PCI and GDPR compliant) solution that empowers them to find the best room, move in fast and have a great resident experience.

Global HSE Group are industry leaders in comprehensive fire safety, specialising in passive fire protection, technical fire consultancy, MEP and sustainability.

With a strong focus on sleeping risk, Global HSE Group support many of the UK’s leading PBSA providers, as well as working with a range of other clients operating within hospitality, healthcare, hospitals, housing associations, education, and commercial sectors.

Global HSE Group specialise in providing tailored, innovative fire risk management/reduction solutions for various structures whilst maintaining positive customer relations through their “do it right” ethos and quality-driven approach.

Guardian Environmental services currently care for over 30,000 student rooms for many of the top 10 student accommodation providers, the length and breadth of the UK, this achieved whilst sticking to the individual tailoring and high-quality commitment and values established over 30 years ago as a family business.

Our extensive experience in this sector makes us second to none, we understand what you need to help you maintain a smooth-running accommodation service with students at its heart, we recognise that best practice and a personal approach are crucial for our clients, providing the support to site managers with fully qualified, experienced and knowledgeable Trade Managers alongside qualified and supported engineers.

Allowing you to concentrate on the students’ welfare and their home away from home, whilst we assist with the compliance and maintenance of site, scheduled with your CAFM system, providing assurance, safety, longevity and an excellent service.

Launched in 2015, OakNorth Bank helps the UK’s most ambitious businesses access the fast, flexible finance they need to scale, while helping savers make their money go further. With funding ranging from £250,000 to tens of millions, the bank has lent billions to businesses across a whole range of sectors, performing among the top 1% of commercial banks globally.

To date, OakNorth financing has helped create tens of thousands of new jobs and affordable homes.

TLJ are global providers of commercial access control solutions. We specialise in contactless electronic locks and integrated access management software systems.

TLJ deliver fully integrated, bespoke access control solutions for the student accommodation sector, from smartphone-enabled electronic door locks for student residences, to lift and elevator controllers and smart lockers for students. TLJ’s access control systems perfectly complement the connected lifestyle of today’s students.

As with all of TLJ’s access control range the contactless electronic door locks can be operated by our easy-to-use smartphone app and RFID access tokens such as fobs or key cards, providing additional security for students and peace of mind for building owners.

Real Estate Balance was formed in 2015 to address gender imbalance at senior levels in real estate businesses. We have a target of 50% representation of women on boards in our sights, but we have now broadened our scope to embrace broader diversity and inclusion objectives.

We work with industry leaders and senior leadership teams, supporting them in driving cultural change within their businesses and identifying best practice which we can share across our membership, contributing to the enhanced performance of the industry as a whole.

We are a membership body for organisations and individuals who recognise the value of diversity in the real estate industry.

Through our campaigning and other activities like our events programme, Toolkit and publications, we facilitate and enable our members to make real progress towards achieving diverse cultures in their own organisations. A key part of our focus is working with younger members of the real estate industry to create an improved supply chain of talent. We also work alongside other campaigning bodies in, or close to, our industry, to celebrate and promote diversity.