UK & Ireland

Studio Hive is developing Timber Yard, a student accommodation project in Bristol’s Temple Quarter, featuring over 700 studios and ensuite rooms on a former industrial site.

Winvic Construction has completed Crown Place, Birmingham’s tallest student accommodation tower, delivering 814 beds across studios, cluster flats, and duplex rooms, with occupancy starting January 2026.

Alumno Group and Henderson Park have begun construction on a 191-bed student accommodation development at Jock’s Lodge, Edinburgh, with Clark Contracts as main contractor; the project includes cluster flats, studios, social spaces, and a ground-floor commercial unit, targeting completion before the 2027/2028 academic year.

KKR and Puma Property Finance have launched a joint venture providing up to £500 million in senior development and stabilisation loans for UK residential projects, including build-to-rent, build-to-sell, and purpose-built student accommodation, targeting loan sizes between £20 million and £75 million.

Study Inn’s proposal for a 110-bed student accommodation block at 5 James Street is set to be rejected by the council due to concerns over the building’s excessive footprint, insufficient landscaping, and inadequate amenity space, which fail to meet the city’s standards for quality living environments.

Atelier provided a £32.7 million loan to refinance and refurbish Parham Student Village, a 600-bed student accommodation in Canterbury, Kent, with the funding structured over 15 months to support asset upgrades.

A purpose-built student accommodation site in Leith, Edinburgh, known as The Grainworks, is now for sale, offering planning consent for a 200-bed development designed by Oberlanders Architects.

Outpost Management has launched Enclave: Student, a new PBSA platform backed by BlackRock funds, and appointed as operator of The Store House, a 369-bed student accommodation development in central Leeds, marking the Enclave brand’s expansion into student living.

SHC Capital arranged a refinance facility exceeding £60 million for Glenmore Group, secured against three key assets: a 250-bed PBSA in Dundee, a 123-bed PBSA in Portsmouth, and a 23-unit industrial park in Bristol.

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.