UK & Ireland

Empiric Student Property (LON:ESP - Get Rating) had its price objective hoisted by equities research analysts at Berenberg Bank from GBX 100 ($1.21) to GBX 115 ($1.39) in a report released on Wednesday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm presently has a 'buy' rating on the stock.

Construction is underway at a new café and apartment complex in Nottingham. A new coffee shop and set of 74-bed student flats are under construction on the corner of Heathcoat Street and High Cross Street, Hockley.

Engineering consultancy Howard Ward Associates (HWA) has been appointed to provide work on a ten-storey student accommodation development in Nottingham. The scheme, which will house 318 student beds, will replace the former Domestic and General office building located on Talbot Street.

Plans to turn Exeter’s former police station and magistrates’ court into student flats and co-living accommodation are being recommended for approval.

Nearly 200 students have been delayed moving into new student accommodation in Dublin city as the housing was not ready on time due to “supply chain issues”, according to the developer behind the project.

The number of Nigerians granted sponsored study visas, also known as student visas, by the United Kingdom (UK) has increased by 222.8 percent to 65,929 in June 2022 from 20,427 in the same period of 2021, a BusinessDay analysis shows.

Watkin Jones Plc (LON:WJG – Get Rating) shares reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as GBX 198.95 ($2.40) and last traded at GBX 200.82 ($2.43), with a volume of 205789 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 205 ($2.48).

Danehurst Developments has sold the super prime, operational purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) asset, The Garage in Egham. The outstanding 166 bed design-led scheme...

Proposed UK government add campaign will draw attention to 'new phenomenon' of needle spiking in nightclubs; timed to kick off alongside the start of the new academic year.

The global conditions of the past several years, most notably institutional lockdowns, border closures, and migratory restrictions, have led to a dramatic decrease in...