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Mount Group Student NatEx Ltd, which was building the £45m NatEx student accommodation block on the site of the former National Express bus station, collapsed into administration last October.

The supply of new student accommodation is slowing down just as an increased number of students wait for college offers this year, according to property group Cushman & Wakefield. Just 600 bed spaces will be built this year, the estate agents say.

A Manchester property group has completed the acquisition of a student accommodation unit in Liverpool, for an undisclosed sum. MCR Property Group has acquired Haigh Court, from Nido Student.

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.