UK & Ireland

Union Property Developments is set to sell Citi View, a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in London Paddington, for over £191 million. The 357-bed scheme, refurbished since acquisition from the University of London in 2022, has been operational since the 2024/25 academic year under Prestige Student Living.

Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Christian Davis as partner in its UK living team, strengthening its expertise in the student accommodation sector.

Sean Purcell applied to Tipperary County Council for planning permission to build two offices behind his existing student apartment site on Mitchell Street, Thurles, which currently houses four apartments for Technological University of the Shannon students.

Developer MRP, contractor McAleer & Rushe, and funder Puma Property Finance have topped out Broadway Studios, a 432-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in Glasgow city centre, on track for completion in summer 2026.

Duncan Cooper, chief financial officer at Travis Perkins, has been announced to join Unite Group as a non-executive director, as the latter experienced a 78 per cent tumble in profit in its latest financial results.

Glenhawk provided an £11.7 million, two-year loan to refinance a purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Aberdeen, enabling the borrower to implement a business plan focused on appointing a new managing agent and increasing occupancy and rental income.

HB Reavis has secured planning consent to convert 10 Leake Street, an outdated office building near London’s Waterloo station, into a 233-room purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme, designed by PLP Architecture.

Summix OCS Developments Ltd has submitted plans to Southwark Council to build 465 student flats across two blocks on Ossory Road and 26 social rented family homes on Verney Road, with planning permission expected on March 3.

Telford Living, the UK residential development arm of Trammell Crow Company, has submitted a planning application for a 520-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Bethnal Green, East London, on a 0.9-acre brownfield site near Bethnal Green Underground station and Queen Mary University campuses.

A £59 million purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme proposed for 38 Cadogan Street in Glasgow city centre is progressing towards planning approval, signalling a significant new addition to the city’s student housing pipeline.