UK & Ireland

Specialist finance provider Assetz Capital have originated their largest funding package to date – a £13.26m development facility to experienced student accommodation developers in the East Midlands.

A planning application for a student accommodation development in Bishopstown that received over 130 submissions and objections has been granted conditional planning permission.

Real estate company Dominus secures planning permission for a mixed-use scheme in the heart of the City of London, as it aims to become the Capital’s largest developer of student accommodation.

L&S Leeds Ltd, supported by ID Planning, has submitted an application to Leeds City Council for the alteration and change of use of No. 1 Headrow Court.

The plans would see the creation of a new student halls block on land behind 21 Dumbarton Road East.

Plans for the transformation of a vacant brownfield site in Birmingham to provide more than 600 units of student accommodation, which would be housed in a series of blocks rising to 17 storeys, have been approved.

Edge Hill University has unveiled plans for a further £35m development, significantly enhancing the student experience at its Ormskirk campus. The largest element of the new plans is for 232 residential rooms, costing £23.6m and standing on the site of the former Back Halls.

London-based Q Developments has lodged a planning application with Salford City Council for the 538-bedroom development close to Salford Crescent train station and the university.

A new plan aimed at increasing the choice and quality of student housing in Nottingham and stopping local communities feel like they’ve been swamped has been launched by Nottingham City Council.

abrdn has today launched a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) platform - MYS Student Living. This is a natural evolution as abrdn further expands its capabilities as one of the largest residential fund managers in Europe, with more than 200 residential properties across 11 countries.