UK & Ireland

A new 130-bed student block will be built by the river Sherbourne in Coventry after a vote by councillors. The scheme went to the council's planning committee after locals and community groups objected on the grounds it would be too tall.

Plans to redevelop student housing at the University of Chichester have been submitted to the district council. The application from Lichfields, on behalf of the university, seeks permission to replace ‘tired and low-density student housing’ at the Bishop Otter Campus, in Havenstoke Close.

Global Student Living Index (GSL Index) data highlights year after year that students who live in private halls have higher overall levels of satisfaction....

Unite Group PLC chief executive Richard Smith is to step down at the end of the year, with chief financial officer Joe Lister already singled out to replace him.

Rund has been appointed to support HG Living with employer’s agent and quantity surveying services on its purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Independent student accommodation provider Homes for Students has recently adopted pioneering property management platform Lavanda to support its flexible living strategy.

Instant book platform for student accommodation Housemates and the UK’s leading rental guarantor service, Housing Hand, say their collaboration will revolutionise the way students find and secure living quarters.

Homes for Students (HFS) has announced several changes within its senior team to further strengthen its position as the UK’s leading independent PBSA provider.

Savills Investment Management has acquired three PBSA assets in the UK for £300 mln (€350m) from urban regeneration specialist Vita Group. The transaction is one of the largest UK PBSA asset deals in 2023.

Regeneration specialist Summix Capital has submitted a planning application to deliver a mixed-use development on a brownfield site at Central Quay, Glasgow. The proposed regeneration will deliver more than 400 homes for private sale and provide additional student accommodation in the city.