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Nido Living has appointed Joanne Pollard as Chief Operating Officer (COO), as it continues to evolve the business following its transformation into a vertically integrated platform and prepare for entry into new European markets.

Purpose-built student flats developer Unite has agreed a new joint venture with Manchester Metropolitan University to develop 2,300 beds at the University’s Cambridge Halls site in Manchester city centre for delivery in 2029 and 2030.

Specialist real estate finance provider Maslow Capital has completed a £14 million development loan to support the delivery of a 76-unit Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Edinburgh.

Art-Invest Real Estate has secured planning approval from Southwark Council for its Plot B proposals at Dockside Canada Water following an overhaul of its plans, switching it from an office-led proposal to purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA).

Plans to demolish a former Edinburgh bowling club and replace it with student flats have taken a step closer. On April 7, a pre-application notice was submitted to the council to bulldoze 36 Russell Road, the former Caledonian Bowling Club, and replace it with purpose-built student accommodation.

A vacant office building in Sunderland city centre is set to be transformed into purpose-built student accommodation. Ashbrookes Inspired, part of Ashbrookes Group, has secured planning permission for the £4.2m development.

Proximate to The University of Southern California Campus, Icon Plaza and West 27th Place Add 704 Beds to the Portfolio Landmark Properties, a fully-integrated real estate firm specializing in the development, construction, acquisition, investment management, and operation of high-quality resident

Finvolve, a multi-stage VC fund, has invested in EZStays - a fast-growing, holistic student accommodation and experience ecosystem. The investment is part of a larger Rs 8.5 crore (~$1 million) round that also saw participation from other strategic investors.

HS Optimus Holdings Limited ( (SG:504) ) just unveiled an announcement. HS Optimus Holdings Limited has entered into a Development Management Agreement with Australia’s Fathom Group to develop a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) at Lincoln Square South in Carlton, Victoria.

L&G has announced the acquisition of The Place, Nottingham, on behalf of L&G’s Institutional Retirement business to bolster its Student Living portfolio. L&G was advised by Macfarlanes, Cast advising on technical due diligence, EY on corporate due diligence and MTRE as acting agent.