Rockingham Street: 24-storey student block approved
The 244-bedroom scheme has been designed by Maccreanor Lavington for Joseph Homes and Alumno and was considered at Monday night's meeting of Southwark's planning committee.
InterBay lends £24.9m to Kexgill Group to refinance student property portfolio
InterBay (part of OSB Group) has provided £24.9m in commercial refinance and development loans for Yorkshire-based student accommodation provider Kexgill Group.
Edinburgh Union Canal student homes plan is approved
Plans for a 148-bed student accommodation development in the Scottish capital have been approved. The plans submitted by Architects Fletcher Joseph Associates on behalf of CA Yeaman (Edinburgh) Property Owner Limited, which were amended slightly, were accepted by City of Edinburgh Council planners.
Site earmarked for new apartment block has asking price cut
A 92-block apartment complex scheme on the market has seen £300,000 taken off its asking price. Permission to flatten existing buildings in the area has already been granted, but work has yet to begin and the site has remained unsold since being put in the market in October.
New student accommodation plans for former Aberdeen snooker hall site
Plans have been unveiled to build new student accommodation at a vacant site on Aberdeen's John Street. City-based firm Levelling Up Real Estate initially hoped the £60 million development could feature a mix of flats, build to rent private apartments and student accommodation. But architecture firm Halliday Fraser Munro confirmed it was only pressing ahead with the student flats.
Student housing and gig venue planned for historic Bristol music store
One of Bristol’s most historic and biggest music shops has unveiled plans to demolish the building and create a new store, gig and event space in its place - with a 175-room student accommodation block on top.
Former Wimbledon pub could become student accommodation
A former Wimbledon pub could soon be replaced with more than 250 student flats. Plans to demolish The White Hart in Kingston Road as well as a neighbouring MOT garage will be discussed by Merton council’s planning committee next week.
Developer lodges revised plans for Jock’s Lodge
The developer says the changes respond to community feedback. The application by Alumni Group includes 191 student rooms, and ground floor commercial space which will replace the existing pub.
1970s office building in ‘up-and-coming’ city location for sale, housing use flagged
The sale of the detached property at 100 Morrison Street at Tradeston in Glasgow is being conducted by property agent CBRE, which noted that the “development opportunity” was “on the doorstep” of Glasgow’s international financial services district.
Plans for more than 260 new student bedrooms in city centre block
More than 260 new student bedrooms could be created as part of a major new Liverpool city centre development.