UK & Ireland

University developments abound as Unite Students secures planning approval to enhance Rushford Court in Durham, whilst BAM has already broken ground on the University of Huddersfield’s Daphne Steele Building.

Fife Council has approved plans to transform the former Madras College buildings and grounds at Kilrymont, into 209 student bedrooms, a cafe, a convenience store, and a deli.

THE Sinn Féin spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Mayo TD Rose Conway-Walsh, has called for an explanation from government following the Residential Tenancies Board revelation that there are almost 5,000 fewer student beds registered in the private sector.

The contracts have been signed and the University of Bristol is finally going to start constructing the thing it has been talking about for years - a new campus right next to Temple Meads station. Work will begin in earnest next month, years after the university knocked down the derelict old Royal Mail sorting office that was a 'welcome to Bristol' eyesore for anyone arriving in the city by train.

Plans for a 566-strong student accommodation scheme in Brighton – the highest element of which would reach 15 storeys – look set to be backed next week.

Plans have been revealed for the redevelopment of a prominent office building in Cardiff city centre into student accommodation and retail space.

Knight Frank and Lewis & Partners are seeking offers in excess of £13m for the freehold asset, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.98 per cent. Livin Cardiff comprises 136 student bedrooms arranged as 134 studios and two two-bedroom apartments.

Crown House at Southgate has stood vacant for years. The 11-storey office block dating back to the 1970s was once used by the Department for Work and Pensions and later became Huddersfield’s Jobcentre.

Ipswich Borough Council’s planning and development committee will soon review the application for a five-storey building with 26 flats located between Tye Road and Duke Street. The previous applications made by Norwich-based developers Jaevee for a taller block were refused.

The integration of Smart Studios – which the Nido Student platform has rebranded – marks the next phase of Round Hill Capital’s strategy for the PBSA scheme, following its acquisition of the business last year.