UK & Ireland

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Construction has commenced on a new student accommodation development at Loughborough University, delivering 552 en-suite bedspaces across five residential blocks, scheduled for completion before the 2027/28 academic year.

GRAHAM Investment Projects and Mooney Hotel Group plan a 561-bed purpose-built student accommodation scheme at the former Wellington Park Hotel site in Belfast’s Queen’s University quarter, aiming to offer unmatched convenience for students by situating the development close to the university’s main hub.

WinPBSA has launched the first sector-specific Menopause Best Practice Guide for the student accommodation industry, supported by two new anonymous surveys targeting leadership, HR, and employees to capture the impact of menopause on experienced female talent aged 35–55.

A 500-bed student accommodation site on Freestone Island, opposite the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter campus, has been listed for sale with immediate development potential.

Unite Group has sold its 571-bed St Pancras Way PBSA scheme in London to USAF for £186 million, receiving around £115 million in cash and the remainder in new USAF units, increasing its stake in USAF to 32%.

A 1.063-acre freehold site at Freestone Island, Bristol, opposite the University of Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, is on sale as a fully remediated, demolition-complete PBSA development ready for immediate construction.

Downing Property Finance has secured three PBSA development loans totalling approximately £47.5m across Glasgow, Bristol, and Manchester, reinforcing its growth strategy in the student accommodation sector.

Dominus and Cheyne Capital secured a £250 million loan from Standard Chartered to convert 65 Fleet Street, London, into a 370,000 sq ft student accommodation scheme offering 875 rooms, with 35% at affordable rents regulated by the mayor of London.

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £13.5 million, 18-month facility to refinance and support the repositioning of the 664-bed Kirkstall Brewery campus in Leeds, which includes a 442-bed parcel with planning consent for conversion into 151 private rented sector apartments and 202 retained PBSA beds.