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Several existing buildings have already been demolished on the site, whilst numerous older and architecturally interesting elements have been retained and will be sympathetically incorporated into the new scheme, which will comprise 76 studio rooms.

Following the opening of its new campus in September 2023, Scotland’s only theatre school accredited by the Council of Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre (CDDT) – The Scottish Institute – has announced that it is looking for a strategic partner to develop up to 200 PBSA apartments.

Plans from Glasgow University to build student housing on a west end car park are to go on display to the public. The university is looking into building a block of flats on Lillybank Gardens, near Hillhead Subway Station.

Close Brothers Property Finance, part of Close Brothers Group plc, announces the appointment of Chiara Caldwell (née Zuccon) to the newly created role of Managing Director of Structured Finance, to spearhead business growth across Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and Build to Rent (BTR).

Plans for new student blocks in Birmingham’s Gun Quarter have been recommended for approval despite concern over the proposed development’s location.

The scheme, a rejig of an 872-bed hotel designed by the practice and approved by Lambeth Council two years ago, is the latest in a series of attempts by a range of practices to redevelop the 0.19ha plot on the Thames, just north of Vauxhall bus and tube station.

A new bid is being made to build student flats on the site of Edinburgh's Murrayfield Sports Bar after a previous attempt was rejected last year.

In December 2024, Emirates NBD led the successful closure of a £140m senior financing transaction for the Paddington Citi View purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in central London, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB).

A London council’s decision to reject plans for a 46-storey student accommodation block has been ‘called in’ by Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for planning, who could allow the project to go ahead.

The site of a former grammar school could be transformed into student accommodation if plans are approved. Hull City Council has received a planning application to turn Hull Grammar School, on Cottingham Road, into living spaces for up to 37 students.