UK & Ireland

Stormborn Capital Acquisition Three Limited has submitted a six-year planning application to refurbish and extend Phibsborough Tower into a nine-storey, 150-bedroom hotel, alongside a five- to nine-storey purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme with 411 bedspaces at Phibsborough Shopping Centre and adjacent lands in Dublin 7.

Landmark Properties has exchanged contracts to partner with Citrus Group and Galliard Homes to invest in Prince Bishops Place.

The University of Bristol has appointed UPP as preferred bidder to develop a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) at its Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, with Watkin Jones as delivery partner and Cushman & Wakefield advising.

StudentCrowd has secured £7 million in Series A funding led by YFM Equity Partners and Midlands Engine Investment Fund II to accelerate product innovation and expand its student accommodation data platform internationally, targeting continental Europe and adjacent sectors like Build to Rent.

The University of Southampton, in partnership with Aspire Consortium, has submitted plans to replace Connaught Halls with five new blocks of purpose-built student accommodation, adding over 800 bedspaces, alongside refurbishing South Stoneham House and constructing four additional blocks to deliver 276 more beds.

Nottingham City Council approved plans for a five-storey student accommodation building on Ilkeston Road, replacing the former Willbond showroom with housing for 109 students near Nottingham University’s Jubilee Campus.

Legal firm Macfarlanes advised L&G’s Student Living Ltd fund on acquiring Stanley Studios, a purpose-built student accommodation asset in Southampton, for £43 million from Brookfield Asset Management.

The Irish Government’s National Student Accommodation Strategy 2026-2035 aims to deliver 42,000 new student beds through incentivised private developments, addressing a current deficit of 15,000 beds and reducing long commutes for students.

Derby City Council approved Monk Street Ltd’s plan to replace a car showroom in Monk Street with a six-storey block of student flats comprising 102 rooms across 16 cluster flats.

Ward Group Investments has acquired Elvet Residences, a 178-room student accommodation complex in Durham, combining a Grade II-listed 18th-century coaching inn with modern facilities, supported by a £30 million investment to enhance asset value and operational control.