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Dutch universities will take measures to limit the influx of foreign students and improve proficiency in the Dutch language among both students and staff. Fourteen higher education institutions have agreed upon these steps.

Amber, which provides a marketplace for students to book long-term housing, plans to use the capital to expand globally and enhance its offerings for property managers and students. The funding comprises $18.5 million in equity from Gaja and the remainder in the form of venture debt from Lighthouse Canton and Stride Ventures.

Plans have been submitted to transform Waterloo House and Grade II listed Regent House in the city centre. It comes after developers previously had proposals for a 268-bed development on the site refused by the council.

The University of Barcelona has signed a deal for its Bellvitge Medicine and Health Sciences Campus housing PPP. Under the deal, Equitix will own an 80% stake in the project, with CyO Group owning the remainder.

Work on a student accommodation block in Bolton that stalled six years ago after the developer’s collapse is set to recommence.

The JV will develop and operate next generation purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets in Europe and aims to become a market leader in the space, targeting over 5,000 beds, they said in a statement.

The proposed redevelopment of 100 Chalk Farm Road in north London, for developer Regal London, will provide 265 student bedrooms, 24 affordable homes and nearly 900m² of ground-floor commercial space.

The Switch has won approval for amendments to a 15-storey facility at Macquarie Park—its first in Sydney and the fourth across Australia. Late last month Ryde City Council agreed Switch could add 27 rooms to the Rothelowman-designed building, for a total of 499 beds.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. has funded a new $380,000,000 credit facility for the refinance of 11 student housing properties on behalf of a joint venture lead by The Scion Group LLC ("Scion"). Scion is the largest owner/operator of off-campus student housing communities globally with over 80,000 beds in their portfolio.

Property developer Downing has acquired a 14-storey student accommodation scheme set to take shape in Newcastle city centre. The derelict site in Heber Street was home to Lock and Key and the attached NE4 cafe until it was destroyed by as fire in 2015, eventually leading to its demolition.