UK & Ireland

Watkin Jones has been appointed by developer Jadebricks to construct a 15-storey, 107-studio student accommodation building on Charles Street, Manchester, targeting completion before the 2028/29 academic year.

A Dubai-based developer has secured a £238m loan to build a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Southwark, south London.

Curlew Capital has secured planning consent for a 123-bed purpose-built student accommodation scheme at Britannia Street Car Park, King’s Cross, marking the redevelopment of a site vacant since the 1970s in London’s Knowledge Quarter.

The winners of the 2026 GSL Awards were revealed on Wednesday evening at a spectacular ceremony at Horizon 22 in London, bringing together universities,...

Global Student Living (GSL) has acquired StudentReviews.com, a UK and Europe-focused student accommodation review platform with over 50,000 verified ratings since 2016, expanding GSL’s capabilities from benchmarking to public reputation management.

Nido Living and Livensa Living are now Livensa Group. All Nido assets will be rebranded under Livensa Living (PBSA) and Livensa Studios (flexible accommodation), and the Nido name will no longer be used.

Kilburn & District Properties and General Projects have submitted plans to convert a vacant 1960s building in Camden Town into a student living scheme with 345 beds and 20,000 sq ft of commercial and community space, designed by AHMM.

London, 14 October 2026. Global Student Living (GSL), the trusted resident insight and benchmarking partner to the living sector, today announced the acquisition of...

Unite Group, the UK’s largest student accommodation provider, reduced rents by 0.3% for the current academic year, the first decline in over 25 years outside the Covid-19 lockdown, driven by falling international student numbers and more domestic students living at home.

MCR Property Group has expanded its Flow Student platform by acquiring two PBSA schemes in Preston—Moor Lane Halls (493 beds) and a 175-bed scheme on Walker Street—both near the University of Lancashire and Preston city centre.