UK & Ireland

Plans for 553 student bedspaces at the former Desmond Motors site on Strand Road, Derry, will be presented at a community consultation event on December 5, aiming to address the city’s significant demand for student accommodation in a central riverside location.

Get Living has submitted revised plans for the final phase of its £1.5 billion Elephant and Castle redevelopment in London, proposing 507 rental homes—including 165 affordable units—and 452 purpose-built student accommodation beds, alongside a new public square to enhance community connectivity.

The High Court quashed planning permission for a 221-bed PBSA scheme in Swords, north Dublin, after developer Aideen Whelan failed to erect a fresh site notice for the second planning application, a legal requirement to ensure public participation.

Blacklight Capital Partners has appointed AC1 Construction to complete a £19m, 202-bed student accommodation project in Liverpool, marking AC1’s first major projects contract and increasing bedspaces by 38 from previous plans.

Henderson Park has agreed to forward fund a 453-bed PBSA portfolio from Alumno Group, covering two developments in Scotland’s key student cities, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

RG Real Estate has launched a public consultation on plans to redevelop the vacant Charles Street Car Park in Manchester city centre into a student accommodation scheme with approximately 1,041 study bedrooms, including studios and six-bed cluster apartments.

MCR Property Group has finalised the acquisition of The Moor, a 126-bed student accommodation scheme in Sheffield city centre. This latest deal strengthens the national real estate and development company’s regional presence in Sheffield, now with some 800-plus beds.

Kinetic Capital has partnered with a sovereign wealth investor to expand its lending portfolio across the UK and Europe, targeting the growing demand for non-traditional financing in Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and operational living sectors.

The phased development will deliver over 3,300 homes, including a significant number of affordable units and a dedicated student accommodation block, addressing London’s housing supply challenges.

Downing has submitted plans for a mixed-use regeneration project at 40 Anderston Quay, Glasgow, featuring 1,135 bedrooms across three blocks: two Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) buildings and one co-living residential block, alongside a 3,700 sq. ft commercial unit.