UK & Ireland

McAleer & Rushe has secured approval to begin full construction on the £50m Poland House purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project on Stratford High Street, East London, targeting completion for the 2028/29 academic year.

A joint venture has been launched to bring forward £20m of student accommodation development in Liverpool. Specialist provider Kexgill Group's UQ Partnerships and the University of Liverpool have given formal approval to a strategic joint venture that will bring forward a million-plus phased programme over the coming years.

Planning permission has been granted to demolish two Limerick businesses, A&R Supplies and Spirit Memorials, to develop a 17-apartment purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) building offering 115 bed spaces near Limerick School of Art and Design’s Clare Street campus.

Studio Hive is developing Timber Yard, a student accommodation project in Bristol’s Temple Quarter, featuring over 700 studios and ensuite rooms on a former industrial site.

Winvic Construction has completed Crown Place, Birmingham’s tallest student accommodation tower, delivering 814 beds across studios, cluster flats, and duplex rooms, with occupancy starting January 2026.

Alumno Group and Henderson Park have begun construction on a 191-bed student accommodation development at Jock’s Lodge, Edinburgh, with Clark Contracts as main contractor; the project includes cluster flats, studios, social spaces, and a ground-floor commercial unit, targeting completion before the 2027/2028 academic year.

KKR and Puma Property Finance have launched a joint venture providing up to £500 million in senior development and stabilisation loans for UK residential projects, including build-to-rent, build-to-sell, and purpose-built student accommodation, targeting loan sizes between £20 million and £75 million.

Study Inn’s proposal for a 110-bed student accommodation block at 5 James Street is set to be rejected by the council due to concerns over the building’s excessive footprint, insufficient landscaping, and inadequate amenity space, which fail to meet the city’s standards for quality living environments.

Atelier provided a £32.7 million loan to refinance and refurbish Parham Student Village, a 600-bed student accommodation in Canterbury, Kent, with the funding structured over 15 months to support asset upgrades.

A purpose-built student accommodation site in Leith, Edinburgh, known as The Grainworks, is now for sale, offering planning consent for a 200-bed development designed by Oberlanders Architects.