Student Accommodation

Building a brighter future
Student accommodation continues to be an attractive investment asset in the market. To secure your success, the quality of your product, delivery and timing will prove essential. Whether you're a developer, local authority, operator or investor, our student accommodation lawyers can help.
With a real estate sector comprised of over 480 legal experts operating in the real estate sector, we have the breadth of expertise needed to advise on any opportunity or challenge you might face. Our complete immersion in the sector has helped us build strong and long-lasting relationships with many investors, developers, funders, operators and agents across the space, so we understand the processes, pressures and expectations you'll come against, as well as how to successfully manage them.
Full-service support, from cradle to grave
As a full-service law firm, we offer a comprehensive range of legal services to ensure you have everything you need both now and in the future. With key teams in banking & finance, commercial & IT contracts, construction, corporate and real estate, we have specialists on hand to keep you ahead of the game.
From the word go, we're on your team. We'll work with you across the full development life cycle, from site acquisition, planning and development, forward funding and forward commitments, portfolio acquisition, tax structuring, management agreements and disposals.
For us, innovation, pragmatism, top-quality legal advice and immersion in the student accommodation sector are a given. What sets us apart is our long-term partnership approach; as part of your team we are geared towards your commercial success and strategic growth.
How we can help
Acquisitions and disposals
Building safety litigation
Construction
Development and funding
Financing
Operator and management agreements
Planning
Tax
Implementing its broader real estate expertise in construction, planning and housing, Gowling WLG supports clients through the full life cycle of their projects, from planning to disposal. The firm is experienced in a wide array of traditional and alternative asset classes.
The Legal 500 (UK) 2025


Implementing its broader real estate expertise in construction, planning and housing, Gowling WLG supports clients through the full life cycle of their projects, from planning to disposal. The firm is experienced in a wide array of traditional and alternative asset classes.
The Legal 500 (UK) 2025

Implementing its broader real estate expertise in construction, planning and housing, Gowling WLG supports clients through the full life cycle of their projects, from planning to disposal. The firm is experienced in a wide array of traditional and alternative asset classes.
The Legal 500 (UK) 2025

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