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Global property consultancy Knight Frank’s new data highlights that by 2028, the value of the PBSA sector will grow to £104bn. The prediction has been based on the firm’s analysis of current operational student property, stock under construction and weighted average rents.

The Nova Scotia government announced on Tuesday plans to build housing on four community college campuses as the province grapples with a crisis that has left students struggling to find apartments.

A national student housing owner and operator recently acquired two student apartment complexes near State College for a combined $74.3 million. California-based Pierce Education Properties purchased The Bryn, 601 Vairo Boulevard in Patton Township, for $40.1 million and Tremont Student Living, 201 Vairo Boulevard, for $34.2 million.

Bray will join GSA’s executive team, further strengthening the company’s leadership and taking an integral role in developing the business and executing its global growth plans. Bray brings a 30-year track record in the funds management sector.

Urban Planning Collective has won the support of the Future Melbourne Council for its mixed-use project in North Melbourne. The planners submitted the application to the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning on behalf of owner Centurion Australia Investments.

Homes for Students, the UK and Ireland’s leading independent PBSA provider has today unveiled the latest, and most impressive brand to join their line-up. EVO Student, inspired by the evolution in student accommodation is a portfolio elevating the existing premium accommodation offerings to yet another, even more exciting level. Residents living at an EVO Student property can expect premium accommodation and facilities, prime locations and world-beating experiential and wellbeing wraparound experiences.

Savills OCM is pleased to launch a super prime 432-bed PBSA opportunity, located in the heart of Glasgow City Centre, Scotland. Home to five higher education institutions and the Russell Group University of Glasgow, Project Broadway Central is a rare investment opportunity in the highly sought-after and critically undersupplied Glasgow market.

Jessica joins Unite Students in November 2023, and brings a wealth of experience working in the PBSA sector. She’s spent 22 years in the industry, including starting her career at Unite Students with roles spanning customer services, operations and HR.

The developer of Nottingham’s Island Quarter site is in discussions to “raise substantial amounts” of funding after it was forced to write down the value of the scheme by £21.5m.

Residential living-focused real estate investment manager IP Investment Management (IPIM) and property and private equity manager Maven Capital Partners have acquired the Marketgait student accommodation development site in Dundee.