UK & Ireland

Olympian Homes chief executive Richard Simpson has been appointed managing director of investment at the new UK living platform led by Student Roost founder Tim Butler, which is backed by pension fund AustralianSuper.

A purpose-built student accommodation scheme, Kennington Lane, has capacity for 185 beds, and has been finished well ahead of schedule.

A new joint report published by Global Student Living and the Unite Foundation draws on data from nearly 45,000 students to examine how care-experienced...

Landmark Properties has secured planning approval from Birmingham City Council to develop 504 purpose-built student beds at 120 Suffolk Street, a central site near key regeneration projects and transport hubs in Birmingham city centre.

An Coimisiún Pleanála approved a student housing development in Bishopstown comprising 21 houses and a redeveloped seven-bedroom former medical building, increasing total capacity to 170 beds.

Kexgill Group, a Hull-based student accommodation specialist, is launching a £20m joint venture with the University of Liverpool to develop 237 new affordable student living units on the city campus, starting next month.

Mercia Real Estate has secured planning permission to add 129 units to its Haüs student living development at 12 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, increasing total beds to 395 within the converted former HSBC office complex.

Whitesmocks has advanced plans for Melbury Court, a 232-bed student accommodation project near Durham city centre, aimed at addressing demand from the university population.

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.