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The Dot Group appointed Ronen Journo as European CEO of Yugo, its global student living brand, to lead expansion and operational strategy across the UK and Europe amid recent portfolio growth in France, Poland, and Italy.

Livensa Living Barcelona Parallel offers a centrally located student residence in Barcelona, within walking distance of major landmarks including the Columbus Monument, La Rambla, and the Gothic Quarter, enhancing students’ urban experience.

Blue Coast Capital and HUB are collaborating to develop two co-living schemes in London, delivering a combined total of 485 homes that include affordable and social rent tenures alongside shared amenities and community spaces.

Royal Bank of Scotland has provided £82.6 million in funding to Rosethorn Capital Partners and Eagle Street Partners for acquiring and upgrading three student accommodation properties in Edinburgh, Birmingham, and London, collectively offering over 900 beds in key UK university markets.

RMIT University and Scape by The Living Company are investing over $270 million in the State Library Exchange, a mixed-use development above Melbourne’s State Library Station that will combine nine levels of university learning facilities with 46 levels of student accommodation, set to open from 2029.

Yugo has secured a long-term agreement with Italian developer Zanklon Capital to operate three new purpose-built student accommodation residences in Messina, Sicily, delivering 1,836 beds for the 2029/30 academic year and expanding Yugo’s Italian portfolio to over 5,500 beds across eight cities.

Fender Katsalidis has submitted a development application for a 29-storey student accommodation tower at 37 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, featuring 350 student and co-living rooms across Levels 5 to 28 within the Kurilpa Sustainable Growth Precinct.

Cabrillo College is developing Costa Vista, a 257,000-square-foot student housing community with 647 beds shared between Cabrillo (60%) and UC Santa Cruz (40%) students, scheduled for completion in summer 2027.

Bermondsey-based Fourfoursixsix has submitted plans to Hackney Council for Re:shape, a mixed-use development featuring a 23-storey co-living tower.

Atelier has provided a £4.7 million loan at 70% LTV for a 19-month term to fund the conversion of a Category-A listed former hotel into a 48-room PBSA scheme in Aberdeen, North East Scotland.