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loc8me has acquired Liverpool-based Luxury Student Homes, adding over 1,100 beds and 199 properties to its portfolio, increasing its Liverpool presence from around 400 to nearly 1,500 beds and expanding its national portfolio to nearly 10,000 rooms across 19 university cities.

Beaufort Capital has arranged an £83 million financing facility for a new 24-storey purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in central London, delivering 244 beds near Elephant & Castle station.

The California Coastal Commission approved UC Santa Barbara’s plan to replace the 412-bed Santa Rosa Residential Hall with a four-building complex totaling 1,688 beds, allowing building heights up to 85 feet and waiving on-site parking requirements.

The Social Hub appointed Eyal Amzallag as Chief Operating & Commercial Officer and Executive Board member to drive its global expansion and commercial growth, leveraging his 30 years of hospitality experience including leadership roles at Club Med and Selina’s $1.2 billion Nasdaq IPO.

Westward Property Limited has submitted plans for a mixed-use development at Westward House, Dublin 1, featuring 365 student accommodation beds, 54 residential apartments, two commercial units, and a 14-storey tower on a 0.433-hectare site near Croke Park.

Johnson & Wales University is investing $42 million to convert a former DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Charlotte’s Third Ward into a 150-room, 276-bed residence hall for upperclassmen, with completion expected in two years.

Harringay Real Estate has submitted a planning application to convert the former St Joseph’s Care Home on Cotham Hill, Bristol, into 132 purpose-built student accommodation units, located within a five-minute walk of the University of Bristol’s Clifton campus.

Yarra, the student housing platform of Elysium Investments, has launched its first development in Guelph, Ontario, partnering with Lithuania’s 1 Asset Management. The project includes a 10-storey, 153-unit residence with approximately 550 beds near the University of Guelph, addressing a critical housing shortage amid rising enrolment.

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Construction has commenced on a new student accommodation development at Loughborough University, delivering 552 en-suite bedspaces across five residential blocks, scheduled for completion before the 2027/28 academic year.