Student Accommodation Advisory, Sourcing & Strategy
Advising investors, developers and operators across UK student accommodation - from acquisition to exit.
Led by Ed Henderson - 15+ years operating, transacting and investing in UK student accommodation, with deep specialist expertise in Nottingham and active work across London and other Russell Group university cities.
15+
years in UK student accommodation
1,200+
student beds built, scaled & exited
£50m+
PBSA transactions
UK-wide
Nottingham-led sourcing
Our home market
Nottingham-led, UK-wide reach
Nottingham is our home market. It's where we've built, operated and exited at scale - and where our insight is deepest. We apply that same operator-led discipline selectively across London and other major UK university cities.
Nottingham
Home base
London
Active
Russell Group
Selective
Who we work with
Serious capital.
Strategic alignment.
HJH Projects works with:
- Investors & capital partners deploying into PBSA/student assets
- Developers and landowners looking to originate, reposition or exit
- Operators and platforms acquiring, scaling or optimising student portfolios
- Select student letting/management businesses preparing for growth or sale
Investors & Funds
UK and international capital seeking PBSA exposure
Developers & Landowners
Originating, repositioning or exiting student schemes
Operators & Platforms
Acquiring, scaling or optimising student portfolios
Business Owners
Growth strategy, sale readiness and exits
What we do
Operator-led insight across UK student accommodation
How we help
Services
Operator-led advisory, sourcing and execution support across the full lifecycle of student accommodation assets.
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PBSA & Student Asset Advisory
Market-led strategy, unit mix, pricing, and operational planning.
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PBSA Sourcing & Origination
UK-wide origination led from Nottingham, extending into London and Russell Group cities.
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Development & Structuring
Repurposing legacy stock, structuring routes to market, aligning strategy with outcomes.
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Operator Selection
Selecting and aligning the right operating partner - informed by first-hand experience.
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Business Growth & Exit
Growth strategy, sale readiness, valuation logic, and transaction support.
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Selective, aligned, commercially driven.
We don't take every enquiry - we take the right ones. Every engagement is structured around outcomes, not process. Flexible structures include retained advisory, project-based reviews, and success-based introducer terms.
HJH Projects works on selective, aligned engagements where incentives and outcomes are clear from the outset.
See how we workSelective
Deliberate about the engagements we take
Aligned
Structured to share interests and outcomes
Direct
Work with the founder on every decision
The founder
HJH Projects is led by Ed Henderson, a UK student accommodation specialist with over 15 years' experience spanning operations, transactions, sourcing and strategy.
Ed built, scaled and exited a student lettings and management platform managing over 1,200 student bedrooms and has been involved in more than £50m of PBSA and student accommodation transactions across acquisitions, forward purchases and disposals.
Read more about HJH ProjectsTrack record
- 15+ years in UK student accommodation
- 1,200+ beds built, scaled & exited
- £50m+ PBSA transactions
- Nottingham home market, UK-wide reach
Serious capital. Serious opportunities.
Want to discuss an opportunity?
Every engagement starts with a conversation. No obligation - just a direct discussion about your objectives, the asset, and whether there's a fit.