UK & Ireland

Nottingham city council is set to approve plans by Vita Nottingham Guildhall Limited to convert the Grade II-listed former police headquarters and central fire station into 248 student rooms, alongside a new 18-storey tower providing 364 additional beds and a publicly accessible food hall.

Bristol City Council is set to decide on two major redevelopment plans in the Frome Gateway area, transforming former industrial sites near the M32 into hundreds of new homes, including build-to-rent flats and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA).

Glasgow City Council has approved Danehurst Development Limited’s plan to build 152 purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) units across three blocks beside the River Kelvin at Otago Street, despite objections from local residents concerned about building height, parking, and impact on the Hillhead Conservation area.

The Edinburgh council is recommending approval for revised planning at the former RBS site on Dundas Street, shifting from mixed-use to a residential-led scheme with 315 homes (including 108 affordable) and 591 purpose-built student flats managed by Fusion Students, while retaining one-third of the 5.9-acre site as open space.

True Student is completing a 13-storey, 661-bed student accommodation in Nottingham city centre on the former Royal Mail sorting office site, replacing the long-vacant Bendigo Building, which was demolished in 2023.

Glasgow planning committee approved Danehurst Development Limited’s proposal for 152 new student flats across three blocks beside the River Kelvin at Otago Street, addressing a significant local demand for purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) near the city’s largest university.

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Unite Students has received Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator for its new 41-storey PBSA tower in Stratford, east London.

Avamore Capital has completed a £5m complex refinance and remediation facility for an experienced property investor and developer.

YTL Construction UK is developing The Propeller Quarter at Brabazon, North Bristol, delivering 750 beds in the first two blocks for the 2026/27 academic year, with a total of over 1,500 beds upon completion, positioning it among the UK’s largest student accommodation schemes.