UK & Ireland

Manchester City Council today granted a resolution to approve a full planning permission to national developer McLaren Property, for the £70m redevelopment and restoration of St Gabriel’s Chapel and Lodge into new high-quality student accommodation, located in Victoria Park Conservation Area, Rusholme, Manchester.

Crown House – the derelict former DWP building in Huddersfield town centre – is to become student accommodation, taking its inspiration from the proposed National Health Innovation Campus nearby.

The 29-storey scheme was initially rejected because it was “too overbearing”. Developers MRP and Vita Group will now create the “high-quality” student rooms with a residents’ gym, dance studio, co-study spaces, social hub, games rooms and private dining rooms.

The student accommodation developer increased its asset value and its operational efficiency after a bruising year for property.

StarRez, a leading global provider of residential experience and student housing software solutions, today announced the appointment of Michael Britti and Dr. Shirley M. Collado to its Board of Directors. Britti and Dr.

Caledon Property Group have revisited consented plans for an apart-hotel on Glasgow’s Trongate, switching out short stay spaces for purpose built student accommodation (PBSA).

iQ Student Accommodation, one of the leading providers of private purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the UK, and pioneering technology platform Lavanda, announce they are extending their partnership.

The four-year construction framework will cover projects up to £260m. Manchester University aims to accelerate the modernisation of its student accommodation, however no firm plans have been made at this stage.

New £450m plans for Ardwick, in Manchester, involving life sciences space and purpose-built student accommodation, could deliver 1,900 jobs and apprenticeships and £138m of economic benefit.

New Town and Broughton Community Council took to Twitter said that a resident ' highlighted a potential redevelopment' around the Tesco supermarket in Canonmills. Images have been released of proposed plans for student accommodation in the Canonmills area of Edinburgh.