UK & Ireland

The University of Manchester has appointed three professional services consultancies to consult on a major investment and development strategy for its student accommodation.

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.