UK & Ireland

The topping-out ceremony was recently attended by representatives from developer Unite Students and construction contractor GRAHAM. Burnet Point combines purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and affordable housing, with the project on track for completion ahead of the 2025/26 academic term.

Vita Group’s ambitious redevelopment plans for the former Axis Square have been recommended for approval, subject to a legal agreement.

YTL Developments has appointed specialist surveying and construction consultancy Rund on a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project comprising 1,514 student bedrooms at Brabazon, the new neighbourhood for Bristol being built by YTL Developments.

Galway City Council has granted planning permission for the development of a student accommodation in the Terryland area of 586 bedrooms, despite over 40 submissions against it.

Southern Grove has secured a financial package for their 111-bedroom, £36m purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Tower Hamlets, East London. Specialist capital advisory firm Arc & Co.

Owner, manager and developer of student accommodation Unite Students has released an update on its current trading and quarterly property valuations for the Unite UK Student Accommodation Fund (USAF) and the London Student Accommodation Joint Venture (LSAV) as at 31 March 2025.

Construction company GRAHAM has commenced work on a substantial £124.5m ($161.7m) student accommodation project in Glasgow, Scotland, contracted by Unite Students, a student accommodation provider.

The joint venture will bring forward and then facilitate the operations of the 604-bed project, with BGO, the lender, providing a circa £79 million development loan.

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has provided a £16.1m loan to support a joint venture between Valpre Capital and CKC Properties. The joint venture was represented by Voltaire Financial acting as exclusive debt advisor.

Beachrock has been instructed to sell Ash Grove Court, a 99-bedroom purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset adjacent to the University of Surrey Stag Hill Campus, for £18m. The bid deadline is 5pm on Wednesday 7 May 2025.