UK & Ireland

Clark Contracts has commenced a major refurbishment of the Category B-listed 250 St Vincent Street in Glasgow on behalf of Union Property Services. The project involves the comprehensive strip-out, refurbishment, and conversion of the former office building into high-quality, purpose-built student accommodation.

The manager of Elite UK Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Thursday (Jul 24) announced that it has received planning approval to convert a freehold property in Scotland into a 168-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) facility.

Birmingham-based The Construction Consultants (TCC) has been appointed to support the £3.3m Victoria Street student accommodation scheme in Wolverhampton which will provide 63 self-contained one-bedroom units.

A Coventry student accommodation block has been put on the market for £3m. Apollo House on the Butts was last occupied in the summer of 2023.

Greystar's Chapter London Bridge offers students the chance to live moments from iconic landmarks, including The Shard and Tate Modern.

Plans for a huge student accommodation development at a riverside office building in South Shields have been given the green light by councillors.

Colliers has unveiled a new structure for its Residential & Living team, appointing Jon Bull-Diamond to lead the division and introducing changes to enhance its client-focused approach across the UK housing sector.

A total of 368 homes as well as a new 243-bed hotel and 246-unit student accommodation block could be built on a slither of land between the M1 motorway and the railway line, just north of the station.

Varsity Developments has secured planning permission to deliver a 19 storey student accommodation scheme in Glasgow.

Pan-European real estate finance provider, Maslow Capital, has completed a £21m developer exit loan to support CKC Properties with their recently delivered, operational Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Brighton.