UK & Ireland

Close Brothers Property Finance, part of Close Brothers Group plc, announces the appointment of Chiara Caldwell (née Zuccon) to the newly created role of Managing Director of Structured Finance, to spearhead business growth across Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and Build to Rent (BTR).

Plans for new student blocks in Birmingham’s Gun Quarter have been recommended for approval despite concern over the proposed development’s location.

The scheme, a rejig of an 872-bed hotel designed by the practice and approved by Lambeth Council two years ago, is the latest in a series of attempts by a range of practices to redevelop the 0.19ha plot on the Thames, just north of Vauxhall bus and tube station.

A new bid is being made to build student flats on the site of Edinburgh's Murrayfield Sports Bar after a previous attempt was rejected last year.

In December 2024, Emirates NBD led the successful closure of a £140m senior financing transaction for the Paddington Citi View purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in central London, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB).

A London council’s decision to reject plans for a 46-storey student accommodation block has been ‘called in’ by Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for planning, who could allow the project to go ahead.

The site of a former grammar school could be transformed into student accommodation if plans are approved. Hull City Council has received a planning application to turn Hull Grammar School, on Cottingham Road, into living spaces for up to 37 students.

Goldman Sachs and Generation Partners have announced they have purchased two UK PBSA assets in Cardiff and Bournemouth for £110m. The deal mark a significant milestone for the PBSA sector in the UK. The c.

L T Architects’ plans to create purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in Treforest were approved by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s planning committee last month. The scheme is to be developed on derelict land with a new building housing eight units on land south of 86 Wood Road.

National residential and commercial property developer – Godwin Developments – has appointed Stuart Munro and Richard Sanders as advisory members to its property board. The two highly experienced property professionals both have decades of experience.