UK & Ireland

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.

WinPBSA has launched the first sector-specific Menopause Best Practice Guide for the student accommodation industry, supported by two new anonymous surveys targeting leadership, HR, and employees to capture the impact of menopause on experienced female talent aged 35–55.

A 500-bed student accommodation site on Freestone Island, opposite the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter campus, has been listed for sale with immediate development potential.

Unite Group has sold its 571-bed St Pancras Way PBSA scheme in London to USAF for £186 million, receiving around £115 million in cash and the remainder in new USAF units, increasing its stake in USAF to 32%.

A 1.063-acre freehold site at Freestone Island, Bristol, opposite the University of Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, is on sale as a fully remediated, demolition-complete PBSA development ready for immediate construction.