UK & Ireland

Plans have been submitted for the conversion of a vacant office building in Newcastle-under-Lyme to create almost 130 units of student accommodation.

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.

Global property advisor Knight Frank has appointed Philipp Ueberschaer as EMEA Head of Occupier Strategy & Solutions.

ESG technology specialist Utopi has announced that it has received a 9x return on investment (ROI) validated by a top Valuer for the proven impact of its solutions to the real estate market.

Law firm Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has advised Coutts on a £37 million development and investment loan facility to SAV Group to finance the refurbishment and extension of More House in Kensington, West London.

Greystar has acquired Capital House, a 423-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset. Capital House will operate under Greystar’s Canvas brand, with Greystar underwriting renovations to improve under-utilised amenity space.

Unite Students’ new property in Edinburgh combines student, build-to-rent (BTR) and affordable units – making it the first of its kind in the company’s 70,000-bed portfolio. Burnet Point will be Unite Students’ lowest carbon new-build to date.

Queen’s University Belfast and software group Kainos have submitted planning applications for student accommodation and a new office block at the site of the former Movie House cinema in the city.

Plans to replace an Edinburgh bingo hall with hundreds of student rooms have been submitted to Edinburgh Council. The plans would see 201 student rooms created, and would "regenerate" the area - which sits just off Leith Walk. Developers hope to embrace the "unique character" of the structure.

Planning permission has been granted for a new “mixed community” development that will house almost 600 people on the site of a historic car park. There will be 328 student beds and 249 co-living studio flats, as well as a new car park and shops on the ground floor where Evans is currently located.