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Graham secured Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator for the University of Manchester’s £530m Fallowfield campus redevelopment, enabling construction of the world’s largest single-phase Passivhaus-certified PBSA project with 29 residential blocks, including seven high-rise buildings.

Secure Trust Bank Business Finance provided a £4.5m land bridge loan to a joint venture between Alara Investments and Elder, enabling the Greyfriars House co-living development in Reading to advance through Gateway 2 and demolition with an 18-month facility at 50% LTV.

Unite has agreed or completed disposals totaling £200 million in 2026, including non-income producing sites, at a weighted average NOI yield of 3%, supporting its strategy to realise value from development land and non-student assets.

The Mulberry Partnership, a joint venture between UQ Partnerships and the University of Liverpool, secured a £12.9m development loan from NatWest to refurbish and reconfigure existing buildings at Mulberry Court, creating affordable student accommodation within the city campus.

Centurion Corporation will acquire six parcels of land in Adelaide’s city centre for approximately S$22.3 million to develop a mixed-use accommodation project, including purpose-built student housing, subject to planning approvals.

Subtext has launched VERVE Orlando, a 626-bed student housing community near the University of Central Florida, featuring 200 units and over 37,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities designed to support academics, wellness, and social engagement.

The Dot Group has appointed Jim Sholders as CEO of Yugo USA, following the full integration of Campus Advantage into Yugo, marking a strategic step in expanding its North American student housing operations.

DeA Capital Real Estate, Invesco Real Estate, and Banque des Territoires have jointly acquired two former office buildings in Issy-les-Moulineaux and Boulogne-Billancourt, France, for around €300 million to convert into student accommodation.

The Living Company has launched the State Library Exchange Partnership to develop a ~A$1 billion mixed-use project above Melbourne’s new State Library Station, delivering over 1,400 student accommodation beds and 12,000sqm of commercial and retail space, with construction set to complete by June 2029.

Fabrix and PATRIZIA have appointed McLaren Construction as main contractor for the £55m Walworth Corners PBSA development in Elephant & Castle, transforming a 0.34-hectare brownfield site into 283 student beds, 20 affordable homes, retail, and community space, with completion expected by spring 2028.