UK & Ireland

Plans to turn a former NHS mental health unit in York into student accommodation have been approved. York St John University (YSJ) submitted plans to build the three-storey blocks of flats for its students at Peppermill Court, off Huntington Road.

With 233 beds arranged as 217 non en-suites and 16 studios, Green Wood Court has achieved a 100% occupancy rate for the academic year 2022/2023.

Build-to-rent specialist Dandara Living has embraced student housing as it opens a public exhibition of its proposed City Wharf development at Anderston Quay, Glasgow.

A Scottish Government Reporter has granted planning permission for a planning application by S1 Developments for an exciting new student residential development at Edinburgh’s former Tynecastle High School site.

S1 Developments has obtained planning consent to deliver 468 student beds at the former Tynecastle High School in Edinburgh. The B-listed school will form the centrepiece of a 'collegiate-style' courtyard with the main hall turned into an amenity hub.

MYS Student Living, a joint venture with David Mathewson and Murdo Mcilhagger, will offer 'values-led' purpose-built student accommodation. The objectives of the platform are to source and acquire properties; provide operational services; and oversee property management activities.

Accommodation provider Fresh has been announced as the operator of the new purpose-built student scheme at The Island Quarter. Fresh will run the 693-bed phase on the Manvers Street side of the 36-acre regeneration scheme.

Fairview Estates Limited, with agents Tetra Tech, submitted plans to Sheffield Council to demolish “unattractive” buildings at 121 Eyre Street, north east of Matilda Street,...

Detailed plans for a huge student bed development on Streatham Campus for the University of Exeter have been submitted.

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.