College Announces Rent Freeze for 2024/25 Academic Year
Following a meeting of Trinity’s Finance Committee on October 26th, College has agreed to a rent freeze on its student accommodation for the 2024/25 academic year.
Blackstone Buys London, Edinburgh Student Dorms for £370 Million
(Bloomberg) -- Blackstone Inc.’s IQ Student Accommodation business has bought properties in London and Edinburgh as the private equity firm continues to bet on the shortage of purpose-built housing in the UK’s top university cities.
Endsleigh inks deal to support 70,000 UK students
Endsleigh Insurance has inked an agreement with Unite Students, a leading student accommodation provider in the UK, to deliver a 24/7 wellbeing and mental health support program to benefit 70,000 students.
Plans to replace Hants music venue with 13-storey tower to be considered
A decision could this week be made on plans to demolish and replace a popular music venue in Southampton with a 13-storey student accommodation tower. Planning permission for the proposed development of Firehouse and 10-12 Pound Tree Road was initially secured way back in 2019.
Leeds firm to build £50m York flats project
The Leeds-based company will build 275 units in a four-storey building covering 80,000 sq fit. Facilities will include a gym yoga studio, games room, co-working and group dining areas. To recognise the site’s history there will also be a cinema.
Does building size make a difference to the student accommodation experience?
There is a growing body of evidence that the design of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) impacts both the student experience and student wellbeing. We...
10 points to note on today’s HEPI/Unipol report on student accommodation costs
These 10 points summarise the comments made by Nick Hillman, HEPI Director, at the launch of the interim Student Accommodation Costs survey in central London this morning.
B&K seals £130m Manchester student towers
The Echo Street project will deliver over 1,200 rooms next to Vimto Park in the Whitworth Street Conservation zone, next to the gateway of Piccadilly and the North Campus of the University of Manchester.
Vacant property to be converted into student accommodation
Secured loans business, Assetz Capital, has provided a development facility to deliver a PBSA scheme in Bradford. The £2.99m facility will be used to extensively refurbish an existing building at Laisteridge Student Village, Bradford city centre.
Simon Harris to announce €434m plan for 2,700 low-cost student housing beds
More than 2,700 affordable student accommodation beds will be built on college campuses across the country under a €434m government-backed construction programme.
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