UK & Ireland

Landmark Properties, the largest student housing developer in the United States, has closed on its first land acquisition in the United Kingdom, securing a prime site on William Road in central London. The sale, facilitated by the Student Property team of Knight Frank, will deliver a new development of 225 purpose-built student beds alongside high-quality amenity space.

Centurion Corp has acquired a central London site for £41 million in a joint venture with US firm Landmark Properties, holding 99% equity, to develop a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) with approximately 225 beds and refurbish adjacent office space.

Bank of Ireland has refinanced its partnership with GSA, bringing its total funding in Ireland’s student accommodation sector to over €700 million, supporting the delivery of more than 7,000 beds nationwide and easing pressure on the wider residential market.

GRAHAM, Artisan Real Estate, and Housing Growth Partnership have topped out St Vincent Studios, a £38 million PBSA project delivering 321 studio apartments in central Glasgow, set for completion in summer 2026 to meet growing student demand.

Hammerson has submitted plans for a 28-storey, 600-bed student accommodation tower at Newfoundland Circus, Bristol city centre, aiming to transform an underused site adjacent to Cabot Circus into a landmark development.

Grosvenor’s private credit arm provided a £40 million, five-year loan to BauMont Real Estate Capital and Spinnaker Estates for acquiring and refurbishing the 416-bed Ropemaker Court PBSA scheme in Manchester, supporting value-add upgrades to a fully nominated 2012-built asset.

Arka Living is developing Hearth House, a five-storey student accommodation in Southampton offering 198 beds across 192 high-spec studios, with completion scheduled for summer 2027.

UniHomes has secured new investment from Macquarie Capital alongside a reinvestment from private equity firm LDC, supporting its next phase of growth after a successful two-year partnership.

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Unite Students has completed Burnet Point in Edinburgh, a £59 million mixed-use development featuring 298 student bedrooms alongside 66 private and affordable rental flats, marking its first combined PBSA, build-to-rent, and affordable housing scheme in the city.