University Living Expands Operations, Launches Student Housing Solutions in New Zealand

London - University Living is a provider of quality student accommodation and as part of its expanded services, the company has accelerated its growth into the student housing sector of New Zealand. The company is happy to launch its operating platform offering brand new student accommodations in New Zealand which covers the country’s major education hubs - Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, and Hamilton. Through a dedicated team of student housing experts, the platform is able to help students discover, compare, and book value-for-money student accommodations. With over 12,000 verified properties across 180+ international cities in the UK, USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, and UAE, University Living has become a leader in the global student housing landscape.

“We have noticed that increased student enrollments has created a huge demand for student accommodation in New Zealand. The country plays host to over 52,678 overseas students annually, the lion’s share of whom are from China, India, the United States, and Australia. As a result, the country’s universities are struggling to accommodate this growing demand due to limited resources, causing an increased number of students to find private alternatives. But finding it without any support is extremely challenging, which is why we built a dedicated, end-to-end ecosystem that caters to all accommodation-related needs of those pursuing higher education at top global institutions.We are proud to have expanded our service offerings to the cities of Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, and Hamilton in New Zealand,” said Saurabh Arora, Founder & CEO at University Living.

The company focuses on purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) to deliver on its mission of providing a home for every student. The organisation’s current focus is on building supply to meet the ever growing demand of student accommodation Auckland and other cities that host the largest number of universities in New Zealand. Additionally, the company has extended value-added services such as forex support and airport transfer to ensure a hassle-free transition to life in Auckland.

“It was in May 2018, that we launched a brand new website offering a superior, customised, and seamless user journey. Students and their parents easily navigate the website for properties of their choice, check for room types, amenities offered, proximity to university, and other factors pertaining to accommodations. The website is dedicated to not only providing highly-customised services to students in New Zealand’s major education hubs, but also in offering end-to-end solutions for all aspects of life at university,” says the CEO.

The property pages describe in extensive details student accommodation Auckland and other cities in New Zealand. Each city has an independent page with details pertaining to the properties available there. Students can visit the website and filter their search according to their personal preferences. The filter options are based on budget, location, room type, and onsite amenities, to name a few.

As part of launching its supply in New Zealand, the company also enables users to compare properties based on a pre-set list of parameters, where they can look for a detailed property description, room types, flexible check-in and check-out dates, average rent, university information, geographical location of the properties, distance from university and other tourist attractions, public transport connectivity, information about onsite residential assistance, and payment information. There are also details about instant booking available on select properties through an integrated payment gateway.

In a recent discussion, the CEO carefully elaborated on some of the key features of this newly updated section - “Under PBSAs, and the newly launched marketplace for New Zealand, the organization offers four key room types – shared and en-suite rooms, studios and apartments. All of these are fully-furnished and come equipped with modern amenities like an onsite gym, fully-functional kitchen, laundry room, cinema and games rooms, strong and effective internet connectivity, parking facilities, etc. Each room ensures safety to students through secure door entry and CCTV, with the integration of other new-age security measures.”

The company makes it furthermore convenient for both domestic and international students pursuing higher education to find properties in New Zealand that are based on their specific needs. On perusing the website’s newly launched New Zealand sector, students can easily read through the property description and get to learn more about the property and its key features along with certain other factors that make it an ideal living option for them.

For more details, please visit www.universityliving.com.

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University Living is an innovative, customer-focused platform that is committed to happily accommodate international and domestic students living abroad. Started in January 2015, the company was founded by Saurabh Arora and Mayank Maheshwari with twelve years of industry experience between them. Since its inception, University Living has partnered with various global property providers and student service providers to establish a robust international student accommodation ecosystem.

What started as a simple listing page on WordPress has evolved into a managed marketplace that provides 1 Mn beds in over 180 international cities. The company is constantly looking to refine its service offerings to stay relevant in the dynamic landscape of student housing. Their core competency is in assisting students through the booking process to ensure a home-away-from-home experience. Since its inception, the company has grown to assist students from 120+ countries across 1,200+ universities in four, stellar years.

In the course of its journey in providing dedicated services relevant to student accommodation, University Living has earned numerous laurels and certificates of appreciation. This includes felicitations like the Economic Times' Power of Ideas 2015, the Big B Plan organised by Espark-Viridian Accelerator and “Best Company for Student Living in Asia” at the Global Leader Awards powered by Times Now. That is not all, University Living has been recognized as one of the ‘Ten Best Start-Ups’ by IIIT-Delhi and “Best Start-Ups to Watch for 2019” by CEO Insights magazine.

The services provided are not just confined to providing verified, premium purpose-built student housing around the world but also extends to a suite of value-added services which go beyond the bed. The end-to-end services dedicated to better university living for students cover all aspects of living abroad, including the booking of student accommodation, local guarantor support, room essentials, airport transfers, welcome kits, and concierge services, among others, to happily accommodate students in this new chapter of their lives.

This release was published on openPR.