Unite makes £710m bid for Empiric
The Board of owner and operator of student housing – Empiric Student Property PLC – has confirmed that on 7 May 2025, it received a non-binding proposal from The Unite Group PLC (“Unite”) to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Empiric.
YPP secures planning for New Walk PBSA
YPP has been given planning permission to build a 60-bedroom purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme on New Walk in Leicester. Brewster Bye Architects designed the conversion of 2A New Walk, a former Job Centre in Leicester, into a PBSA development.
Plans for 37-storey student accommodation block in Leeds set to be approved
Plans for a 37-storey block of student flats at a city shopping centre are expected to be approved by the council. More than 1,000 teenagers would be housed in the development in part of the Merrion Centre.
Urban Centric’s The Wharf PBSA set to be approved
Urban Centric’s plans for The Wharf – a PBSA scheme in Butetown, Cardiff, are set to be given the go-ahead. The site concerns an undeveloped plot of around 0.3 acres in size, located between Schooner Way and Bute East Dock.
Disposal of Nine Properties for £212 Million
Unite Students, the UK’s leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, today announces exchange of contracts for the disposal of a portfolio of nine properties, comprising 3,656 beds for £212 million (Unite share: £140 million) to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds.
Kappa Maritime & Estates submit plans for Portswood Road PBSA
Kappa Maritime & Estates has submitted plans to Southampton City Council’s planning department for an 80-bedroom purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme at 264 and 266 Portswood Road in Southampton.
10-storey student accommodation block set to be built near Cardiff Bay
One of the main concerns residents have about the plan, which would see 158 flats built in the area, is its potential impact on traffic and parking in the area. A new 10-storey student accommodation block looks set to be approved for construction near Cardiff Bay.
Olympian’s St James House PBSA to move to construction phase
Olympian has recently awarded RG Group the contract to build St James House – a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Bristol.
Ringline submits plans for North King Street PBSA
Ringline Investments has submitted plans to develop over 350 purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) apartments on a site on Dublin’s North King Street. The development will include 361 bedrooms in a mix of 62 studios, 291 single rooms and eight accessible rooms.
Picton Sells Cardiff Office for 706-Bed Student Scheme
Picton Property Income has sold the vacant Longcross office building in Cardiff for £8.37m to Fusion Group, a leading purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) developer.
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