UK & Ireland

Integritas Property Group (IPG) has secured a £10 million funding facility from Pivot Finance to support the final stages of its Deakin’s Yard PBSA development in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

McLaren Property has obtained planning approval to replace the existing commercial building at 285 Bath Street, Glasgow, with a 208-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme designed by Scottish firm Manson’s.

Nottingham City Council approved plans to convert the former central library on Angel Row into 162 student rooms, including two retail units and a hot food takeaway on the ground floor, aiming to regenerate a long-vacant heritage building in the city centre.

loc8me has acquired Liverpool-based Luxury Student Homes, adding over 1,100 beds and 199 properties to its portfolio, increasing its Liverpool presence from around 400 to nearly 1,500 beds and expanding its national portfolio to nearly 10,000 rooms across 19 university cities.

Beaufort Capital has arranged an £83 million financing facility for a new 24-storey purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in central London, delivering 244 beds near Elephant & Castle station.

Westward Property Limited has submitted plans for a mixed-use development at Westward House, Dublin 1, featuring 365 student accommodation beds, 54 residential apartments, two commercial units, and a 14-storey tower on a 0.433-hectare site near Croke Park.

Harringay Real Estate has submitted a planning application to convert the former St Joseph’s Care Home on Cotham Hill, Bristol, into 132 purpose-built student accommodation units, located within a five-minute walk of the University of Bristol’s Clifton campus.

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Construction has commenced on a new student accommodation development at Loughborough University, delivering 552 en-suite bedspaces across five residential blocks, scheduled for completion before the 2027/28 academic year.

GRAHAM Investment Projects and Mooney Hotel Group plan a 561-bed purpose-built student accommodation scheme at the former Wellington Park Hotel site in Belfast’s Queen’s University quarter, aiming to offer unmatched convenience for students by situating the development close to the university’s main hub.