• Gravis Capital Management analysis flagged “generation rent” as a UK real estate mega-trend driven by rising 18-year-old cohorts into 2030.
• Higher student numbers are expected to lift demand for purpose-built student accommodation, then feed private rented sector demand as graduates favor flexibility.
• Unite Group cited as a key PBSA beneficiary, with about 200 properties in 29 cities housing over 70,000 students; 2025 rental growth 4%, occupancy 95%.
• Grainger highlighted as a major UK residential landlord with over 11,000 homes valued at about GBP 3.5 billion; NPS +42; pipeline around 4,000 homes.
• Whitbread identified as a hospitality exposure via Premier Inn’s UK base of over 850 hotels; report noted discounted REIT valuations, Whitbread near a five-year low.

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