UK & Ireland

Unite Students has acquired a key site in Stratford, east London, after receiving full planning approval to build a 952-bed property. The 41-storey tower will include roof terraces and state-of-the-art facilities including a gym, and open for the start of the 2028/29 academic year.

Finalists have been announced across all 15 categories of the Global Student Living Awards for the UK & Ireland, and 11 categories for Europe. The...

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

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(Bloomberg) -- Blackstone Inc.’s IQ Student Accommodation business has bought properties in London and Edinburgh as the private equity firm continues to bet on the shortage of purpose-built housing in the UK’s top university cities.

Hines, the global real estate investor, developer and manager has acquired ‘Scape Dublin’, a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset located in the heart of Dublin 2 on behalf of the firm’s Core Plus fund, Hines European Property Partners (HEPP).

The £250m transformation of the Charing Cross area of Glasgow has been given the go-ahead. The project including new homes, student accommodation, hotel space and local services has been approved by Glasgow City Council.

Empiric Student Property has lodged plans with the city council to demolish and replace two of the six housing blocks off Hathersage Road, extending others in the process to increase the number of student beds by 310.

Spherical Developments has filed amended plans for a student accommodation project with the City of Stonnington, less than a year after winning planning permission.

A joint venture between an investment management firm and a developer has secured a bespoke loan from OakNorth Bank for its development of more than 360 units of student accommodation in Lincoln.