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Plans to construct a six-storey student accommodation building on a university campus in Nottingham have been given the go-ahead. The building at the University of Nottingham's Jubilee campus in Triumph Road will include 169 bedrooms, including 34 studio apartments.

Architects Carmody Groarke and Sheppard Robson’s winning design will see three clustered blocks of 650-students connected at the lower floors and via garden terraces.

13 hours Main contractor Graham has started construction on a £59m development in Edinburgh that combines student flats and build-to-rent homes.

It’s hard to miss the cranes and construction sites in Birmingham, an ever-changing city with several massive projects on the go. As you may expect, major developments are considered by the city council regularly and a number of them across Brum were given the green light in April.

The latest Glenigan Construction Review reveals that work starting on site on student accommodation schemes was worth £502m in the first quarter of 2024...

The City of Perth council at its April 16 meeting voted unanimously to approve the amendment to Accord Property’s plans for 641 Wellington Street.

Newcastle city centre’s former Barker and Stonehouse store will be demolished and new student flats built in its place. The city council’s planning committee unanimously approved £40 million plans to tear down the vacant furniture showroom in Leazes Park Road on Friday morning.

The Hastings Road scheme will transform the underutilised retail site into a mixed-use development with student rooms, communal and commercial spaces.

A-level students have been working hard for their upcoming exams in May, which will lead some to university in September. However, a student housing shortage could make it difficult for them to find a place to stay. The situation has become particularly acute in London.