At Pierre & Sens Développement, we commit to standing by your side over the long term, with a deeply human approach. Our expertise in investing in service residences (business, seniors, tourism, students) allows us to offer you differentiating solutions, both on the primary and the secondary market. We also support your clients in the resale and valuation of their properties. We believe in working with professionals who share our values to build a strong and prosperous ecosystem. We offer a wide selection of properties on an exclusive basis, including: New and resale Exclusive opportunities Optimised yield-risk balance Hyper-personalised support Dedicated and responsive team expertise We believe that diversifying investments maximises opportunities and avoids the risks linked to concentration on one or two asset classes. The current period presents unique opportunities, and it is the ideal moment to enter the managed residence market. Each residence and each site is unique, with distinct characteristics that open up varied prospects. Moreover, as mentioned above, we will support your clients in the resale and valuation of their properties, bringing real added value at every step of the process. Together, let us turn investment property into a dynamic of sustainable development, to enrich society, regions and future generations. The student residence: a future-facing investment, supported by student demand The student residence is a structuring model of the service-residence market, meeting growing, regular and lasting demand . It offers a functional and secure living environment to a young and mobile population, with compact, furnished, equipped homes integrated into a residence offering shared services such as reception, laundry, coworking spaces, a gym or community events. This model responds to a strong demographic reality: every year the number of students in France increases. In 2023 there were nearly 3 million , an increase of +22% over ten years . This momentum is further reinforced by the announcement of the national student housing plan , which provides for the construction of 15,000 student homes a year for three years , confirming the status of this sector as a national priority . Rental pressure is extremely strong: it is estimated that in major university cities such as Paris, Lyon, Montpellier or Toulouse , there is only one student home for every ten requests . This structural imbalance is a guarantee of stability for investors, in a market where rental vacancy is almost non-existent. The operator, lessee under a commercial lease, is a professional specialised in managing this type of residence, with a clientele mainly made up of students in undergraduate, master's or higher-education schools , but also young professionals or international students . Through a commercial lease, the investor receives a guaranteed contractual rent , whether the home is occupied or not, which allows them to secure their rental income. This model makes it possible to tap into an essential societal need – education – while benefiting from fully delegated management and income that is stable over time. It is an urban wealth-building tool, midway between the regularity of a residential asset and the efficiency of a property run by a professional operator. It fits perfectly into a logic of strategic diversification of a rental property portfolio , notably for wealth managers, banks and experienced investors.
