- CEO
- Christian Teunissen
- Full Time Employees
- 252
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- REIT - Diversified
- Address
- Frankrijklei 64-68 Antwerp VL Belgium 2018
- IPO Date
- Apr 24, 2020
- Business
- Xior Student Housing NV is a Belgian public regulated real estate company (RREC) that specializes in the ownership, development, management, and operation of purpose-built student housing across Europe. The company offers a variety of accommodation options including rooms with shared facilities, en-suite rooms, and fully equipped studios, complemented by amenities such as lounges, TV rooms, study areas, gyms, 24/7 emergency services, vending machines, washing machines, automated key systems, and community programs like Baselife with student Basebuddies; it operates in eight countries—Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden—with a portfolio of 21,953 lettable units (22,504 beds) valued at 3.5 billion EUR as of September 30, 2025. Founded in 2007 by Christian Teunissen and headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, Xior targets students in major university cities, emphasizing high-quality, safe environments with occupancy rates near 98% and like-for-like rental growth exceeding 5%. Recent developments include the completion and opening of the Wenedów residence in Warsaw, Poland (404 units, 38.5 million EUR investment) in September 2025; acquisitions of operational residences in Wroclaw (775 units) and Warsaw (117 units) in Q1 2025 for 67 million EUR; a strategic five-year partnership with Tio Business School for the fully pre-let Brinktoren project in Amsterdam (266 units, delivery 2026); new nomination agreements with UCLouvain in Brussels and Gestion Logement Namur; a three-year partnership in Spain for summer occupancy; capital increases totaling approximately 120 million EUR via accelerated bookbuild and optional dividend conversions in 2025; new financing facilities including 100 million EUR from Rabobank, 35 million EUR from ABN AMRO, and 25 million EUR from ICBC; rollout of the My Xior digital platform to 40% of its portfolio; divestments of non-core assets like Octopus in Ghent; and receipt of the Global Student Living Best Value for Money Award (Europe) based on student feedback.