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A partnership between Villas Student Housing and Student Quarters has broken ground on a 605-bed student housing development across from the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville.

London-based developer, Manner, has submitted updated plans for its Hotspur Press building scheme, in Manchester’s Oxford Road Corridor, which will add an extra floor and a further 17 apartments.

Real estate investment business Global Mutual has launched a public consultation on proposals for conversion of office space at the St Johns Centre, in Leeds, into new student accommodation.

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has supported real estate investment management company Frogmore with a £17.55m funding facility to renovate a 690-bedroom PBSA property near Coventry and Warwick universities.

Revised plans for Finance House at Orchard Brae have been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council’s planning department.

Time Equities (TEI) acquired The Armory at Sam Houston, a student housing complex located at 2257 Sam Houston Avenue in Huntsville, for $25.75 million.

South Western House in Glen Fern Road, Bournemouth, could be converted into 137 “high quality” student rooms under major new plans. Each of the 137 rooms will come with a bed, en-suite shower room, study area and kitchenette – all ranging between 12.2 sq m to 21.1 sq m.

Plans for a new student accommodation scheme in the Hockley area of Nottingham have been given the go-ahead by the city council. The proposal outlines plans for an upward extension of the properties to add two new floors and convert the existing space into student accommodation to create a 49-bedroom scheme.

Avamore Capital, in collaboration with Kexgill Group and University Quarter, has completed a £5m development loan, its first PBSA facility, a significant milestone since its entry into the PBSA sector in late 2023.

Centurion Overseas Investments (COI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centurion Corporation, has established a joint venture with LionRock Property to invest in a student accommodation property in Hong Kong. The building will be refurbished and developed into student accommodations with a total capacity of 66 beds.