UK & Ireland

An empty Edinburgh call centre could become hundreds of student rooms and 65 flats under fresh plans. Finance House on Orchard Brae has been the subject of plans for residential developments before but the ground has never been broken.

Mapletree Investments is pleased to announce its acquisition of 8,192 operational beds across 19 cities in the UK and Germany, and an operating platform from Cuscaden Peak Investments. The operating platform manages two brands, namely Student Castle and Capitol Students.

London-based developer, Manner, has submitted updated plans for its Hotspur Press building scheme, in Manchester’s Oxford Road Corridor, which will add an extra floor and a further 17 apartments.

Real estate investment business Global Mutual has launched a public consultation on proposals for conversion of office space at the St Johns Centre, in Leeds, into new student accommodation.

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has supported real estate investment management company Frogmore with a £17.55m funding facility to renovate a 690-bedroom PBSA property near Coventry and Warwick universities.

Revised plans for Finance House at Orchard Brae have been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council’s planning department.

South Western House in Glen Fern Road, Bournemouth, could be converted into 137 “high quality” student rooms under major new plans. Each of the 137 rooms will come with a bed, en-suite shower room, study area and kitchenette – all ranging between 12.2 sq m to 21.1 sq m.

Plans for a new student accommodation scheme in the Hockley area of Nottingham have been given the go-ahead by the city council. The proposal outlines plans for an upward extension of the properties to add two new floors and convert the existing space into student accommodation to create a 49-bedroom scheme.

Avamore Capital, in collaboration with Kexgill Group and University Quarter, has completed a £5m development loan, its first PBSA facility, a significant milestone since its entry into the PBSA sector in late 2023.

Unite Students, the UK’s leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, today announces an update on current trading and quarterly property valuations. Planning approval has been achieved on 500-bed Freestone Island project in Bristol. Meridian Place, Stratford has received resolution to grant planning permission at committee.