UK & Ireland

Plans for more than 700 student beds at the former Madras College site in St Andrews have been recommended for approval. Scotsman Developments want to build accommodation across four blocks at Kilrymont.

Dominus has received a resolution to grant from Bristol City Council to transform a brownfield industrial site into a new mixed-use scheme, with a major purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) element named New Henry Yard.

Nido Living has appointed Joanne Pollard as Chief Operating Officer (COO), as it continues to evolve the business following its transformation into a vertically integrated platform and prepare for entry into new European markets.

Purpose-built student flats developer Unite has agreed a new joint venture with Manchester Metropolitan University to develop 2,300 beds at the University’s Cambridge Halls site in Manchester city centre for delivery in 2029 and 2030.

Specialist real estate finance provider Maslow Capital has completed a £14 million development loan to support the delivery of a 76-unit Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Edinburgh.

Art-Invest Real Estate has secured planning approval from Southwark Council for its Plot B proposals at Dockside Canada Water following an overhaul of its plans, switching it from an office-led proposal to purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA).

Plans to demolish a former Edinburgh bowling club and replace it with student flats have taken a step closer. On April 7, a pre-application notice was submitted to the council to bulldoze 36 Russell Road, the former Caledonian Bowling Club, and replace it with purpose-built student accommodation.

A vacant office building in Sunderland city centre is set to be transformed into purpose-built student accommodation. Ashbrookes Inspired, part of Ashbrookes Group, has secured planning permission for the £4.2m development.

L&G has announced the acquisition of The Place, Nottingham, on behalf of L&G’s Institutional Retirement business to bolster its Student Living portfolio. L&G was advised by Macfarlanes, Cast advising on technical due diligence, EY on corporate due diligence and MTRE as acting agent.

New plans to demolish a former Edinburgh law building for student flats are to be submitted after previous proposals were unsuccessful. In June 2024 the Development Management Sub Committee refused permission for 174 student beds at 140 Causewayside, the former Scottish Law Commission building.