Webinar schedule for accommodation providers

• the challenges that International students face 
• how international recruitment agents influence student expectations around accommodation 
• adapting to shifting demographics

The UK student market is seeing dramatic changes, and is predicted to rise significantly until 2030 – but what does the post 2030 landscape look like? And how does this translate for the accommodation sector – how do we anticipate and adapt? 

During this sesstion we: 

• explore what the data is telling us 
• discuss what any policy changes could mean for the education sector 
• ‘What goes up, must come down?’ – answer your questions   

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We reflected on the key learnings from our recent Round Table event in June, where we met with industry experts to explore crucial topics and sparked ideas to resolve these challenges, these include: 

• the international and political impact on the sector 
• accessibility, disability and availability within the university and housing experience 
• insights into what students want from their university, lifestyle and accommodation 

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David Penney, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, and Ben Jordan, Director of Strategy, delve into the following key topics in preparation for Clearing 2024:

• Insights from the 30 June deadline data.
• Expectations for Confirmation & Clearing this year.

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During the session Deenie Lee, The Property Marketing Strategists, joined by Ollie Wells, Customer Success Director, Mike Adams, Principal Insight Consultant and our panel of students provided some candid insight into: 

• what is important to gen Z, how do you engage them and what turns them off from your brand? 
• How the cost-of-living situation has changed student spending.
• What students value in the home and how best to optimise your spend to reach this savvy audience.

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During the session Ollie Wells, joined by Ben Jordan, Head of Policy, Pete Milsom, Partnerships Manager and Sunil Parshotam, Customer Success Manager talked all things student accommodation,  delving into the impact of policy, apprenticeships, and education around accommodation for students. Our fantastic panel demystified the stories, assumptions, and data, to help you make better-informed decisions.

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During the session Sarah and Deenie, The Property Marketing Strategists, joined by UCAS’s Hannah Buchanan and Steph Butcher, along with Phil Price at Generation Estates and Matthew Horne at University of Newcastle discussed all things innovation, ROI, campaigns and brand awareness:

• what campaigns really work and how can digital support non-digital campaigns,
• reporting marketing KPIs and how this has changed,
• what can the student accommodation sector learn from other industries?

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During the session Sarah and Deenie, The Property Marketing Strategists, joined by Stephen Cleal, Key Customer Manager and Rebecca Hopwood, Head of Customer Growth – Education at UCAS, Raman Sarpal, FCIM from Anglia Ruskin University and Rosie Hill, Head of Marketing at Nido discussed all things Clearing, student accommodation and marketing:

• do you wait and see until the end of August or spend your marketing budget now?
• What might Clearing this year look like?
• How does it/should it impact marketing student accommodation?

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During the session Sarah Canning, The Property Marketing Strategists, joined by Katie O’Neill, Associate at Knight Frank, Stuart Henderson, Director of Operations at MYS Living and our own Ollie Wells, Customer Success Director and Ben Jordan, Head of Policy, discussed:

• the implications of Journey to a Million for the accommodation sector,
• the biggest challenges facing the accommodation sector for 2030 - including supply & demand, affordability and increase in apprenticeships and part-time courses post 2030. 
• what operators can do to prepare for the peak and then decline.

You can also read more on the Journey to a Million essay series and the five big challenges that we face.

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During this session Sarah and Deenie, The Property Marketing Strategists, Richard Ward, Head of Research at StuRents, Shaan Clarke, Marketing Director at Collegiate UK and our own Ollie Wells discussed:

the problem cities of 2023 and how to navigate them,

• the problem cities of 2023 and how to navigate them,
• the imbalance between supply and demand and why we are seeing this,
• how UCAS supported Collegiate UK in filling their more challenging cities.

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