Regions

Longstone Limited secured planning approval for 200 student flats at the former Club 3000 bingo hall on Manderston Street in Edinburgh’s Leith Conservation Area.

United Trust Bank has launched a new lending range targeting experienced developers in the Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector across England and Wales, offering loans from £7.5m to £35m with terms up to 60 months covering acquisition to long-term investment.

Moorfield Group and Tiger Developments have formed a joint venture to deliver a 204-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Bristol, funded by Moorfield Real Estate Fund V and managed by Host, with Watkin Jones appointed as delivery and contracting partner.

Seventh and James Baptist Church is selling half of its five-acre property in Waco to Parallel Collective, an Austin-based architecture firm, which will develop a 265-unit, 621-bedroom student housing complex scheduled for construction from 2026 to 2028.

Global Student supplies sustainable, UK-manufactured mattresses to over 400 PBSA sites across the UK and Europe, ensuring durability and consistent quality tailored for student living while supporting local manufacturing.

Global Student Accommodation Group (GSA), Ireland’s largest PBSA operator, has deferred over €500 million of planned investment amid regulatory uncertainty linked to rent pressure zones and mixed government messaging, impacting development and investor confidence in the sector.

Harbor Bay Ventures has begun construction on 9th and High, a 13-story, 242,000-square-foot student housing complex in Columbus’ University District, set to be the tallest mass timber student residence in the U.S. and Columbus’ first large-scale wood-structured building, with completion expected by summer 2027.

Maynooth University officially opened Teach Uì Bhuachalla Student Accommodation, a new 4,000m² purpose-built facility in Maynooth town, with four-storey complex that offers 116 rooms.

Curlew Student Trust II sold Centurion House, a 146-bed PBSA asset in Bath, to global investment firm KKR as part of a £230 million portfolio including properties in London, Leeds, Sheffield, Brighton, Coventry, and Norwich.

Clegg Construction completed The Fabric Works, a 402-studio student accommodation scheme on Leylands Road, Leeds, delivered over two years with PPG Leeds, a joint venture between Primus Property Group and HIG Capital, ready for the 2025/2026 academic year.