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Queen’s University secures planning permission from Belfast City Council planning committee to build Belfast’s first certified Passivhaus PBSA scheme, which is also the largest certified Passivhaus project on the island of Ireland.

Muinzer, a leading real estate investment firm specializing in student housing, alongside capital partner T2 Capital Management, announced the acquisition of Evergreen Auburn near Auburn University. The property was recently renovated with modern amenities, including an upgraded gym and game room.

A planning application has been submitted for the first student accommodation project in Belfast's Titanic Quarter. The housing scheme is being proposed by a joint venture between Lacuna, a Northern Ireland-based developer, and the Welsh firm Watkins Jones.

Revised plans for a £76million development to regenerate the M&S site on Sauchiehall Street are to be approved by Glasgow City Council. The plans, brought forward by student accommodation developers Fusion Group, will see the construction of a student-led, mixed-use development on the site of the former Marks & Spencer store.

Global property consultancy Knight Frank has launched its latest UK Student Housing Market Update, revealing that investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) was robust in the first quarter of 2024 with a total of 21 transactions completed with a combined value of nearly £750 million.

Two reports released this week by Australia's Group of Eight (Go8) and the Property Council of Australia have found no direct link between international...

BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Idaho State Board of Education today approved a University of Idaho proposal to begin the planning and design to modernize existing on-campus student housing facilities and increase capacity by approximately 150 beds on the Moscow campus.

Barings is making its first investment in purpose-built student accommodation in Italy. The diversified real estate investment managers has acquired a plot of land on a brownfield site in Rome for the development of a PBSA scheme.

Edinburgh is also experiencing a considerable shortfall needing an additional 17,000 beds to cater to students within the city. Savills analysed the PBSA market across 20 of the UK’s largest student cities, containing more than 1.3 million full-time students and circa 500,000 operational beds.

Ealing Council has approved the construction of 412 student rooms near West Ealing station. The planning application received over 550 objections from residents associations, businesses and campaigners due to its controversial height.