Amro Partners plans to expand Netherlands, Belgium and Germany

Amro Partners has plans to target a major expansion of its European purpose-built student housing (PBSA) business to capture early market share arising from a severe shortage of dedicated student beds, against a backdrop of rising student populations in key countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

It is currently analyzing a number of acquisition opportunities ranging in size from 150–500 beds in cities with healthy and growing student populations.

“It’s clear there’s a serious shortage of the kind of high-quality, professionally managed accommodation found in the United Kingdom,” said Raj Kotecha, co-founder and managing director of Amro Partners.

JLL estimates approximately 2.6 million more student beds are needed in Europe’s main student centers to meet existing demand, but growing student numbers are set to push the shortage even higher. According to the Institute of International Education, the number of new international students