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We are Europe's leading, vertically integrated student accommodation platform. Since our inception in 2007, we’ve developed and managed over 18,000 beds in the UK and Europe, and become renowned for our operational excellence and outstanding customer experience. It’s why we’re the global operator of choice for students and young professionals.

The Nido Platform

Deal Origination

Identifying and securing prime real estate opportunities to deliver much needed student accommodation to the European market.

Design and Development

Providing expert guidance on innovative design and sustainable development to create functional and inspiring living spaces.

Mobilisation Management

Overseeing the seamless setup and operational launch of new properties, ensuring a smooth transition for students.

Property Management

Delivering exceptional day-to-day management and support, and our award-winning living experience.

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Deal Origination

Identifying and securing prime real estate opportunities to deliver much needed student accommodation to the European market.

Design and Development

Providing expert guidance on innovative design and sustainable development to create functional and inspiring living spaces.

Mobilisation Management

Overseeing the seamless setup and operational launch of new properties, ensuring a smooth transition for students.

Property Management

Delivering exceptional day-to-day management and support, and our award-winning living experience.

We are award-winning

Decades of excellence in student living

Nido integrates all activities linked to student-led accommodation to deliver quality assets, robust returns and community placemaking alongside a superlative student experience.

Nido timeline

2007

Nido Student Living is established

2011

Launch of 3 residences in London's prime locations: King's Cross, Notting Hill and Spitalfields.

2015

Nido acquires an asset in West Hampstead and successfully exits King's Cross, Notting Hill and Spitalfields.

2016

Nido acquires a portfolio of UK beds with Starwood Capital and sign a management agreement for the mobilisation and operation of an asset in Birmingham

2017

Nido hires an industry-leading management team, who build the brand and set design, development and operational excellence standards to attract new investors and enable portfolio expansion.

2018

Nido rebrands and partners with KKR and NBK and begins to gain industry recognition for operational performance and its focus on resident experience via its four core values.

2019

Nido enters the German market with TPG via a co-live portfolio, rebranding and onboarding distressed assets.

2020

Nido opens it's first scheme in Ireland, two in the Netherlands, and four further residences in the UK, whilst managing the challenging Covid-19 situation for both residents and investors.

2021

3 further assets are acquired in Germany and successful asset dispositions in the Netherlands and the UK.

2022

Nido launches and mobilises assets in Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Denmark through partnerships with CPP, NBK and Nuveen. Successful disposition of Germany co-live portfolio with TPG.

2023

Nido mobilise and launch an asset in Spain, and rebrand and operate the co-live Smart Studios Portugal portfolio. Successful UK portfolio disposition for Starwood. Awarded GSLI's Best Private Housing Provider Europe and Property Week's International Operator of the Year.

2024

Nido launch in the Netherlands and mobilises new assets in Spain. CPP Investments acquire Nido and the RHESA JV, creating a vertically integrated student accommodation platform with a strategic focus on growth across Europe. Shortlisted for 9 GSLI awards, 6 Property Week Student Accommodation awards, and 4 Class Foundation awards.

Our growth strategy

With over 7,000 beds in development and under management, we care for residents from over 120 different countries. In 2024, Nido Living was acquired by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments™), cementing a future of significant further growth.

Nido Bryggen

A 16,500 sqm scheme acquired by Nuveen on a forward purchase basis in 2020. In addition to studios, one and two bedroom apartments, the residence features a huge range of common spaces from study rooms, a cinema room and cosy TV lounge, to multiple rooftop terraces with views across central Copenhagen.

Nido Príncipe Pío

Nido's second project in Madrid and fourth in Spain, this flex-living scheme offers a wide range of services and facilities, including 24-hour security, maintenance, cleaning, laundry, fast WiFi, a fully equipped gym, restaurant, private dining room, and study and coworking spaces. The centre is designed to promote wellness through biophilic design and sustainability standards.

Nido Ardee Point

Located on the former ‘Brewery Block’ site, preserved protected structures and celebrates the heritage of the surrounding Liberties area of Dublin. The project has delivered much-needed student rooms in a market where the Higher Education Authority estimated in 2015 that over 11,000 new student beds were needed by 2024.

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Expansion Plans

Nido is focused on expanding our footprint in key markets across Europe, targeting high-demand student areas and emerging educational hubs.

Strategic Partnerships

Partnerships with universities, local governments, and educational mobility organisations are central to our growth strategy, allowing us to align with urban and higher education institution development plans. We also collaborate with local businesses and service providers to enhance the value we offer to residents and foster stronger community ties.

Nido House View

Nido House View is our market outlook which reflects the fast-paced changing environment in which Nido are developing and operating across the UK and Europe. Each House View takes an in-depth look at key themes driving the dynamics of the sector and directly translates these into key considerations for investors and operators going forward.

Read our House View series