UK & Ireland

Goldman Sachs is in advanced talks to buy the £200M Halo portfolio of three student blocks from insurer AIG, React News reported. It has teamed up with specialist student operator Generation, and the deal could be the first step toward the duo building a major platform in the sector, React said.

Developer and operator Reshape has announced its plans for a transformative development in Woolwich Town Centre, following exchange of contracts for a second parcel of land for its Electric Works mixed-use development proposals in July.

Watkin Jones has secured a finance deal to go ahead with the construction of a 397-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Stratford, east London.

University of Manchester (UoM) has named its preferred bidder and delivery partner for the redevelopment of its student campus in the city. Viridis, a consortium of Equitix, GRAHAM, and Derwent FM, has been selected to bring forward the Fallowfield Campus redevelopment under a Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) model.

Unite Students’ recently released report on the Unite 2024 Applicant Index highlights that cost-of-living concerns are increasingly impacting student decision-making and choices. The Unite Applicant...

Work has restarted on the 218-bedroom redevelopment of Innovation House on Sizer Street after a group of the project’s original investors, faced with losing a combined £10m in deposits, acquired the site.

More than 100 student flats will be brought to a former council office block in Huddersfield town centre. Last week, plans to transform Kirklees House got the green light from Kirklees Council.

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has acquired a key London development that will provide new student homes in central London to support the growth of its university partners.

The Unite Group has raised gross proceeds of approximately £450m to accelerate the delivery of new and affordable student accommodation. Unite confirmed the successful completion of the placing, subscription and retail offer announced on Tuesday (23 July).

Car dealer AA Performance plans to create a six-storey building off Thynne Street, Bolton. It would feature purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) on the upper levels and a replacement showroom on the ground floor.