UK & Ireland

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.

Goldman Sachs and Generation Partners have announced they have purchased two UK PBSA assets in Cardiff and Bournemouth for £110m. The deal mark a significant milestone for the PBSA sector in the UK. The c.

L T Architects’ plans to create purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in Treforest were approved by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s planning committee last month. The scheme is to be developed on derelict land with a new building housing eight units on land south of 86 Wood Road.

National residential and commercial property developer – Godwin Developments – has appointed Stuart Munro and Richard Sanders as advisory members to its property board. The two highly experienced property professionals both have decades of experience.

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) has recently submitted new plans for a development above Southwark tube station, in central London, after previously being granted planning consent for an office complex.

The new purpose-built development has been officially handed over to operator Homes for Students, under its Prestige Student Living brand, which will be taking in students from January 2025.

Vita Ventures has moved on-site today to deliver the first student housing project of the New Year. Wasting no time following planning approval, awarded before the holidays, the applicant is pressing ahead with the delivery of 591 studio rooms at 20 India Street.

CDL Hospitality Trusts recently announced their first acquisition into the PBSA sector. The trust has purchased Benson Yard, a 404-bedroom PBSA development in Liverpool. Knight Frank valued the property at £39m, with the total acquisition cost reaching approximately £41m.