UK & Ireland

Student accommodation developer Fusion Students has submitted a full planning application to redevelop a prominent site in Cardiff into a student accommodation scheme of more than 700 beds. The proposed site at Longcross Court, on 47 Newport Road, is close to the city centre and currently occupied by a red-brick building.

Plans have been approved for a 454-bedroom Bristol PBSA development. It is just 300 metres from the University of Bristol’s £500M Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus. The new Bristol PBSA scheme will help to alleviate the lack of appropriate student accommodation in the South West city.

The Dot Group, the transformational leader in student living, is pleased to announce the appointment of Paddy Allen as the new Chief Executive Officer of Kinetic Capital, its specialist lender in the purpose-built student accommodation sector.

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.