£100m Lancaster Canal Quarter plans unveiled featuring hotel, student housing, and health centre
Lanmara Developments has launched a consultation on a £100m mixed-use plan to transform Lancaster’s Canal Quarter with a hotel, student housing, health centre, food hall and improved public spaces.
McLaren Finalizes Warwick University PBSA: Key Design and Reuse Insights for Project Teams
McLaren Construction Midlands & North has completed the second phase of iQ Longwood Place near the University of Warwick, delivering a total of 1,209 student rooms across nine new residential blocks.
Bridgepoint to Acquire Kayne Anderson Real Estate in $1.4 Billion Deal
Bridgepoint is making a major entry into U.S. real estate with its planned $1.39 billion acquisition of Kayne Anderson Real Estate. The deal would add a $22 billion portfolio spanning student housing, senior housing, medical office and light industrial assets.
Atelier Invests £16m in Cambridge Student Housing Renovation
Atelier has provided a £16 million development finance loan to fund the refurbishment of a 150-bed purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Cambridge. The 20-month loan will finance the conversion of a first-generation student accommodation block into modernised facilities, with completion sche
McLaren Approves 637-Bed Coventry PBSA Development
The second and final phase of the 1,200-bed Longwood Place has reached completion near the University of Warwick.
Approval granted for 620-bed student accommodation tower in Glasgow
Glasgow City Council has approved the first phase of a £250 million mixed-use development at Elmbank Gardens, featuring a 25-storey student accommodation building with 620 beds designed by Michael Laird Architects for CXG Glasgow Ltd.
Greystar Expands PBSA Portfolio with New Acquisition in Ireland
Greystar has acquired a 216-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) property on Church Street in Dublin from Jersey-based investment firm Valeo Groupe Europe for an undisclosed price.
Planning Permission Approved for 124-Bed Purpose-Built Student Accommodation
York-based development company S Harrison, has received planning permission for a landmark purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme on Gillespie Crescent in Edinburgh. The development will transform a brownfield site within the Marchmont, Meadows and Bruntsfield Conservation Area into stude
Canadian Pension Fund Reduces Stake in Unite Student Accommodation by Half
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board subsidiary CPPIB Holdco reduced its stake in Bristol-based student accommodation provider Unite from over 14% to just over 7%, ending its right to board representation and resulting in the departure of its nominated director, Thomas Jackson.
CField Secures £176m Deal for Two Fusion Student Housing Projects
CField Construction secured two major contracts with Fusion Group to deliver a total of 1,269 purpose-built student beds and 79 affordable homes, targeting completion for the 2028 academic year.














