UK & Ireland

Almost 6,000 purpose-built student rooms have been completed in Glasgow in the past 10 years, data obtained by the BBC shows. The figures show that since 2015, 20 student blocks have been completed, with the majority located in the city centre.

While laundry has long been known to be a pain point for students in PBSA, the latest GSL Index data suggests that laundry woes...

47-­51 North Road Limited has submitted planning to convert empty offices in Lancaster city centre into a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)development, which has been designed by Zub Architecture. The plans are for 30-bedrooms – 15 couple studios and 15 single studios.

Provider of on-campus student accommodation infrastructure in the UK – UPP – has completed the financing of a new £110m sustainability-linked corporate revolving credit facility (RCF) with Deutsche Bank.

Centurion is considering the establishment of a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) comprising some of its worker and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets. The plan has sent its share price surging. The price increased by 6.3% on 8 January 2025 after the news began to emerge.

FaulknerBrowns has revised its plans for a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Southwark to add a second staircase. Layouts at the eight-storey scheme have been rearranged to accommodate a larger core.

A decision on plans to convert Venture Tower, a 1960s office building on Fratton Road, into student accommodation will be made next week. The...

Plans to convert an office building in Bath into student accommodation have been backed. Bath and North East Somerset Council's planning committee agreed to 'delegate to permit' an application by Eagle One Estates. The decision was in line with an officer's report recommendation.

Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) third-party manager Fresh has successfully taken over the management of the Alma Place development in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The scheme comprises 393-units in a mix of en-suite and studio apartments.

Plans have been submitted to build a 33-storey student accommodation block in Manchester’s City Centre. The block would have 861 rooms and would be built on the corner of Hulme Street and Medlock Street, a short commute away from both the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University.