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A £200 million hospitality and community venue is being proposed in Edinburgh as The Social Hub announces plans to expand its growing European footprint with a second UK hotel.

Study Inn Talbot Street, located in Nottingham city centre near Nottingham Trent University, delivers a premium student accommodation experience combining luxury hotel standards with practical living, featuring fully furnished studios, all-inclusive bills, and high-end amenities such as a wellness spa, gym, yoga studio, and private cinema.

Far East Orchard is targeting to reach assets under management (AUM) of $3 billion in core assets by 2050, up from $2 billion in 2025. The group is also aiming to reach 25,000 rooms and 85,000 beds in five years’ time, up from its current 17,500 rooms and 55,000 beds as at November this year.

The planned co-ed dormitory will provide 456 beds for freshmen, featuring amenities such as a fitness center, lounges, study rooms, and a dining hall, with a focus on affordability and competitive regional pricing.

Yugo has been appointed to manage a newly acquired 6,200-bed portfolio by Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Global Student Accommodation, marking the largest U.S. student housing transaction of 2025 and expanding Yugo’s managed assets to 86 properties with 40,000 beds across 29 states.

Heriot REIT has commenced construction of The Fibonacci, a nine-storey student accommodation development near UCT, Damelin, and CPUT in Cape Town, offering 574 units with integrated amenities including retail, co-working spaces, parking, gym, rooftop terrace, and padel courts.

Fortis Vision completed a £12.5m redevelopment of four former office buildings into a 108-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Leeds City Centre, delivering new studio apartments, amenity spaces, and study areas over 16 months.

The University of Washington Tacoma received Board of Regents approval for a new housing and dining development set to accommodate about 500 students by late 2029, marking the introduction of its first traditional dining hall.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a $108 million investment to build a new 456-bed, four-story student housing complex at UTEP, addressing four years of full-capacity demand amid record enrollment growth.

Accolade Campanile will be located next to SDSU’s existing on-campus housing, across from the southern entrance to the school at the corner of Montezuma Road and Campanile Drive. The development will also include 4,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space, complementing existing shopping and restaurants in the vicinity.