UK & Ireland

Three Tuns Development, a joint venture between two professional property developers Simon Williams and Andrew Ward, has secured funding on a large semi-commercial asset, with backing from Shawbrook.

Relocated college facilities are another step closer as further demolition work gets underway in South Shields town centre. The former Central Library on Prince Georg Square will be brought down, with the cleared site earmarked for student accommodation.

Swansea University has selected true student to be its official accommodation partner in a three-year deal. The deal will see the university channel 550 of its students to the riverside true Swansea complex each year.

Specialist property lender Leumi UK has provided Patron Capital, in a joint venture with Curation Capital, both based in London, with the facility loan to fund the acquisition and refurbishment of Ladybarn House, an established 117-bed scheme in Fallowfield.

Residential manager and operator Fresh has successfully taken over the management of Kingston Plaza, a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Kingston Upon Thames, London.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today announced the commencement of Higher Education Authority (HEA) and Department-led work to plan student accommodation across the technological higher education sector.

Plans for nearly 1,000 student accommodation bedspaces at Gowan House on Naas Road have been submitted to Dublin City Council, reports Maurice Garvey. Malclose Limited are seeking permission for a large-scale residential development at a site in Carriglea Business Park.

Plans for a huge student bed development on Streatham Campus for the University of Exeter have been given the go-ahead by the narrowest of margins. It will see the addition of beds for more than 2,000 students despite angry protests from local residents who say their homes will be overlooked.

A controversial mixed-use scheme that was blocked by planning bosses at the eleventh hour is set to go ahead following a successful appeal. Cassidy Group’s plans to develop a 419-flat student block on Station Road in Beeston were thrown out in July despite being recommended for approval a week previously. 

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