UK & Ireland

Knight Frank has been appointed by Columbia Threadneedle Investments to market a transformative redevelopment opportunity in the heart of Norwich. Anglia Square, a substantial 11.4-acre site in the city centre, is being brought to market. It has been given a guide price of £8.5m.

Proposals for almost 1,000 student rooms across two sites in Nottingham were given the go-ahead by Nottingham City Council’s planning committee on Wednesday afternoon (July 19).

Puma Property Finance (Puma) announced it has provided an £11m follow-on loan to Glenmore Group (Glenmore) to fund the build of a further 98 PBSA beds in Dundee.

Harris Associates has launched ‘The Collection’, a portfolio of five assets and 795 beds, in chronically undersupplied student markets around the UK.

Regeneration specialist Summix Capital has been given the green light to deliver a low-carbon mixed-use development at Central Quay in Glasgow. Central Quay will provide four building blocks, comprising a range of uses. This includes 409 private-for-sale (PFS) units, a 934-bed PBSA building, and retail/commercial space.

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light for a 13-storey 899-student-bed scheme at Gowan House, on Dublin’s Naas Road.

Beaufort Capital has completed a facility to fund the development of a new PBSA development in Glasgow city centre. The client is a highly experienced residential and commercial developer.

Construction has started on a multi-million pound student housing development in Edinburgh. The project, which comes from S Harrison, will see 65 energy-efficient studio rooms built. The development will also include a multimedia room, gym, break out space, cycle storage and courtyard.

A car park site on Granville Street and Tennant Street is set to be transformed into a new 13-storey student accommodation development named “Base.” The project will feature 216 student studio apartments, providing a variety of living spaces for students.

Get Living, one of the UK’s leading Build to Rent operators with a £2.6bn portfolio, has sold its Glasgow mixed-use development site to Galliard Apsley Partnership. The deal was a joint venture between Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital focusing on large-scale brownfield regeneration.