UK & Ireland

The University of Southampton and Aspire Consortium have submitted plans to redevelop the vacant South Stoneham House and Connaught Halls site in Swaythling, proposing 292 new student studios and 816 bedspaces across multiple new buildings within the Itchen Valley Conservation Area.

An investment holding subsidiary of Far East Orchard (FEOR) is entering talks to acquire a site in London to develop purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) under its private student accommodation development fund.

HG Construction has secured two major student accommodation projects with Fusion Group in Cardiff and Loughborough, marking continued expansion across the UK, including cities such as Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, and London.

Alumno, on behalf of Invesco Real Estate, has reached the topping out stage of The Canvas Building, a £29 million PBSA development in Manchester set to deliver 261 student beds by the 2027 academic year.

GSA has launched a new Investor Solutions division led by Paddy Allen to strengthen global capital raising, client relationships and investment product development across its student housing platform.

GSA is integrating Kinetic Capital as its dedicated private credit division to broaden PBSA capital solutions and support strategic expansion across the UK and Europe.

McAleer & Rushe has topped out Mantle Yard, a 604-bed heritage-led student accommodation scheme in Edinburgh’s Leith area targeting BREEAM Excellent.

Apache Capital has hired former Savills senior portfolio manager Emily Brooke as asset manager to support the growth and launch of its build-to-rent schemes, including Makers Place in Birmingham.

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Urban Splash is exploring a challenging 750-bed student accommodation scheme at Manchester’s Cambridge Circus, with feasibility work ongoing but no development agreement yet in place.