UK & Ireland

Urban Centric’s plans for The Wharf – a PBSA scheme in Butetown, Cardiff, are set to be given the go-ahead. The site concerns an undeveloped plot of around 0.3 acres in size, located between Schooner Way and Bute East Dock.

Unite Students, the UK’s leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, today announces exchange of contracts for the disposal of a portfolio of nine properties, comprising 3,656 beds for £212 million (Unite share: £140 million) to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds.

Kappa Maritime & Estates has submitted plans to Southampton City Council’s planning department for an 80-bedroom purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme at 264 and 266 Portswood Road in Southampton.

One of the main concerns residents have about the plan, which would see 158 flats built in the area, is its potential impact on traffic and parking in the area. A new 10-storey student accommodation block looks set to be approved for construction near Cardiff Bay.

Olympian has recently awarded RG Group the contract to build St James House – a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Bristol.

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.