Regions

Landmark Properties has acquired The Bloc and Park East, two student housing communities near Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, adding 1,288 beds to its portfolio and strengthening its presence in the Texas student housing market.

AustralianSuper acquired the 253-unit Aster House student accommodation in south Belfast from Harrison Street Asset Management in December, as part of a £560 million UK Living platform focused on high-demand university locations.

Allies and Morrison have completed a new student housing cluster at Hinsley Lane, Cambridge, delivering 39 townhouses with 245 rooms commissioned by St John’s College for multiple Cambridge colleges, enhancing the city’s student accommodation capacity.

Greece has launched an €18.6 million renovation of the Athens Student Residence, a public university housing facility on Patision Street operating since the 1960s, to enhance student living conditions.

Bath and North East Somerset Council is reviewing three major planning applications proposing over 500 new homes, including 103 student flats, 170 mixed homes in Timsbury, and 272 co-living units in Bath, reflecting increased government housing targets and local development pressures.

Liverpool developer Downing has submitted plans to transform Bristol’s 1960s NCP multi-storey car park on Nelson Street into a 12-storey student accommodation building with 331 bedrooms, ground-floor commercial space, and public realm improvements aimed at revitalising Broadmead.

London investors Patron Capital Advisers LLP and Curation Capital have acquired Alma Place, a 393-unit student accommodation scheme near Belfast city centre, following its receivership in late 2024.

MCR Property Group has acquired Parham Student Village in Canterbury, adding 606 student bedrooms across nine blocks to its PBSA portfolio, positioning the company as one of the city’s largest student accommodation providers through a single scheme.

Central London student accommodation provider urbanest has appointed Gavin de Klerk as the company’s new head of development.

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