UK & Ireland

Islington Council has approved a CZWG-designed 284-room student accommodation block for Arsenal Football Club, close to its Emirates Stadium.

Henshall & Partners, a leading London property consultancy, has been appointed as sole agent to market a significant development opportunity in on Larkshall Road, Highams Park, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.

iQ Student Accommodation, one of the UK’s leading providers of student housing, which is 100% owned by funds managed by Blackstone, today announces it has agreed to forward fund Topland Vintage group, one of the largest privately owned investment groups in the UK, on the development of a 1,209-bed student accommodation and co-living campus a stone’s throw from the University of Warwick.

Despite a clear shortage of student accommodation in the city centre and several recent refusals, the city council claims there is “no need to depart” from its current approach, pointing to a large potential pipeline of bedspaces.

Irish investment house Elkstone has announced a strategic partnership with Harrison Street to develop more than 1,500 student accommodation bed in Dublin, Limerick, Cork and Galway in the next five years.

Plans to build a large student accommodation block on a vacant plot within a Stoke Gifford retail park have moved a step forward with the submission of a formal planning application. The move follows a round of pre-application community engagement that took place in February and March this year.

Puma Property Finance provides its third PBSA development facility to the Glenmore Group. The 152-bed development is situated in the heart of Dundee, a few minutes from the city’s two universities and its vibrant centre.

Bangor-based developer and manager in the rental accommodation sector, Watkin Jones, has secured a forward funding deal for a major student scheme in Bristol.

Torsion Students decided to rebrand to LUNA Students in response to accelerated company growth and a renewed corporate vision. Taking a collaborative approach, Torsion invited its current student residents to contribute their thoughts on the new name.

Plans for a huge student bed development on Streatham Campus for the University of Exeter are being recommended to be given the go-ahead. Exeter City Council’s planning committee are being advised by officers to approve the mammoth plans when they meet on Thursday.