UK & Ireland

Ringline Investments has submitted plans to develop over 350 purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) apartments on a site on Dublin’s North King Street. The development will include 361 bedrooms in a mix of 62 studios, 291 single rooms and eight accessible rooms.

Picton Property Income has sold the vacant Longcross office building in Cardiff for £8.37m to Fusion Group, a leading purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) developer.

Located on the corner of the pedestrianised Linthorpe Road and Blocklow Street, near the A66, developers have been granted planning permission to sub-divide the ground floor of 11-13 Linthorpe Road into two retail units, along with alterations to the shopfront.

A vacant office building in the centre of Cardiff will be demolished to make way for a 706 bed student accommodation scheme following a £8.7m acquisition. Picton Property Income has sold the vacant Longcross Court office building to Fusion Group, a leading (PBSA) developer.

Newmark has brought The Coal Yard, a newly built purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) on Mansfield Street, York, to market. It is one of the most expensive York properties ever to be brought to market at offers in excess of £24.5m.

Downing has received planning approval from Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) for a new 668-unit development in North Acton that will help meet demand for high-quality purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and residential units in the area.

The 629-bed Clanny House was previously operated under a long lease to the university and is now undergoing a 14-week refurbishment programme. Allsop acted as agent on the sale.

Unipol is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Bailey-Watts as its new Chief Executive Officer. A highly experienced leader in the UK student housing sector, Sam brings his experience of over 30 years, having held senior strategic roles across both university and commercial settings.

Developer Greystar has appointed McAleer & Rushe to deliver an £90m purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Birmingham. The Triangle scheme, located on a former Sainsbury’s supermarket site in Selly Oak, will provide 836 student bedrooms across two buildings.

Plans to build a 46-storey tower containing almost 1,000 student bedrooms in Canary Wharf have been given the green light by City Hall, after Sir Sadiq Khan’s planning deputy overruled the local council.