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In short: - Towers of 15 and 20 storeys with 700 student rooms could replace the Greenwich Quay low-rise blocks off Creek Road, Deptford - The blocks would be next to the Millennium Quay development and opposite the Union Wharf tower - The developer, Your Tribe, won permission for another tower acro

Scotsman Developments Ltd has announced the next phase of its proposals for a mixed-use development at the former Madras College campus site on Kilrymont Road in St Andrews.

Jadebricks has submitted its proposals to Manchester City Council for consideration after consulting on the 15-storey development earlier this year.

A 14-storey student accommodation development could be built on the site of a former clothing factory in Leeds under newly submitted plans.

Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector partner QX Global Group has announced the appointment of David Tymms as Strategic Advisor to the Board.

Unite Students has signed a build contract to develop a new circa 600-bed property. With total development costs of £75million, Marsh Mills will be constructed adjacent to the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter campus, ready for the 2025/26 academic year.

Aviva Investors has agreed to buy a portfolio of student homes with 1,838 beds across the UK from Curlew Capital and CBRE Global Investment Partners for around £240 million, said two sources familiar with the situation.

Alumno Group has been granted planning permission for the construction of what the developers describe as “high-quality purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)” on London Road at Jock’s Lodge following a successful appeal.

The largest of the two schemes, known as Devonshire Place, is for 940 student rooms and 200 on-site affordable homes at a site at 747-759 Old Kent Road. At present, demolition of existing buildings is pencilled in for February next year with basement construction starting in Autumn 2024.

UK Home Secretary, James Cleverly’s recent announcement of a package of measures aimed at reducing migration levels and curbing migration system abuse has raised...