UK & Ireland

Vita Student has launched four new premium residences in Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle, and Madrid, now available for 2026/27 bookings, expanding its footprint across the UK and Europe with a focus on central locations and student wellbeing.

Unite Students and Newcastle University have established a joint venture to develop a 2,000-bed student accommodation project at the Castle Leazes site, targeting completion of the first phase by the 2028/29 academic year.

Fusion Group secured approval for a £76 million, 16-storey mixed-use development on the former Marks & Spencer site in Glasgow city centre, delivering 619 student beds and 9,500 sqft of retail space to support Sauchiehall Street’s regeneration.

Exeter City Council approved a housing development by NCO (Seven) Limited and Nixon Homes on Heavitree Road, delivering 399 PBSA units and 414 co-living studios across seven blocks, including 20% affordable units offered at discounted rent through a council-managed scheme.

The Building Safety Regulator approved Unite Students and Newcastle University’s £274m, 2,000-bed Castle Leazes redevelopment, replacing the former 1,250-bed 1960s accommodation and initiating groundworks and funding formalisation.

Harbour Business Centres Limited has submitted a planning application to East Lothian Council for a 290-bedroom purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) on Newhailes Road, Musselburgh, featuring studios, study spaces, a gym, and reception, aiming to replace a dated office building with a high-quality development.

Watkin Jones Group will develop, construct, and operate a mixed-use project next to Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange, comprising approximately 392 Build to Rent apartments and 406 student bed spaces, including a dedicated affordable housing block with 100 flats.

FRP Advisory appointed Raj Mittal and Arvindar Singh as joint administrators of Apache Six Ltd and Five Oaks Green Holdings Limited on 29 December 2025, overseeing the operator of Beechenhurst House in Birmingham.

The UK government’s announcement on 17 December that it will rejoin the Erasmus+ programme represents a significant shift in the international mobility landscape, with...

GRAHAM has been appointed to deliver a new £59 million student accommodation scheme on Loughborough University’s East Midlands campus, following planning approval from Charnwood Borough Council. The project will provide 552 new bedspaces across five accommodation blocks of up to six storeys, set within landscaped surroundings that include a shared plaza and landscaped square.