With a huge influx of students this year, both from the UK and abroad, there is high demand for purpose built student accommodation (PBSA). Yet, while there is a lot of willing capital looking to enter this market, as with everything at the moment, the sector faces challenges in the short to medium term, from rising debt and utility costs, build cost inflation and the ever developing building safety regulations. Providers are also under cost pressure looking to the future to ensure that their portfolios are geared up for net zero by 2030 and some of the decisions that they make now will play a big part in demonstrating their commitment to the green agenda.