What the Unite-Empiric mega-merger means for the future of PBSA

Comment19.02.26by Helen Curtis and Caroline Mostowfi

The Unite-Empiric deal signals a structural shift in how the UK student accommodation market will operate for the rest of the decade, write Helen Curtis and Caroline Mostowfi, partners at Devonshires law firm

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