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Rockfield and Ardian’s student housing joint venture acquired a majority stake in The Social Hub Berlin, a hybrid asset combining student accommodation, premium extended and short-stay offerings, and community spaces, marking their second investment in Germany and expanding their European portfolio to over €1.16bn and 7,500 beds.

Trent University secured a $384 million financing package, backed by the Building Ontario Fund (BOF), HOOPP, and Knightstone Capital Management, to develop nearly 1,400 student beds at its Symons Campus in Peterborough, marking one of the university’s largest infrastructure projects.

DWS Group has acquired Palm Studios, a 544-bed student residence in Seville, from LaSalle Investment Management, marking its first investment in Spain’s purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector through an institutional real estate fund.

Duffy Property Group has entered a €65 million joint venture with Avenue Capital Group to accelerate housing delivery across Ireland, focusing on Galway and Cork.

Landmark Properties has completed The Mark Philadelphia, a 34-story, 909-bed student housing community in University City, marking its second ground-up development in Philadelphia and the tallest student housing property in the submarket.

Cardiff Metropolitan University has agreed to purchase University Hall, a student residence in Cyncoed housing over 650 Cardiff University students, with the transaction set to complete in July 2027 after current tenancies end.

LandAid has appointed Rick de Blaby, former Get Living CEO with 40 years in residential and commercial real estate, as chair-elect, succeeding Neil Slater in December after five years of leadership.

SGX-listed Coliwoo agreed to sell two River Valley Road co-living properties to Qing Feng Construction for S$45.8 million, with a three-year leaseback; the deal follows a recent S$134 million Midtown sale and aims to strengthen Coliwoo’s balance sheet as it pursues a 10,000-room target by 2030.

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.