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Wee Hur Holdings Ltd has secured a contract from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) facility with approximately 1,398 beds at NTU’s Yunnan Campus.

A Dubai-based developer has secured a £238m loan to build a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Southwark, south London.

Curlew Capital has secured planning consent for a 123-bed purpose-built student accommodation scheme at Britannia Street Car Park, King’s Cross, marking the redevelopment of a site vacant since the 1970s in London’s Knowledge Quarter.

Group, in partnership with Batson-Cook Development Company and financed by Pacific Life, has commenced construction on Chapter House UF, a 684-bed Class A student housing project adjacent to the University of Florida campus, scheduled for completion before Fall 2028.

Mirvac Green Square Pty Limited has proposed a $336 million build-to-rent development at 960A Bourke Street, Zetland, featuring 504 apartments across three buildings up to 21 storeys within the Green Square Town Centre.

Global Student Living (GSL) has acquired StudentReviews.com, a UK and Europe-focused student accommodation review platform with over 50,000 verified ratings since 2016, expanding GSL’s capabilities from benchmarking to public reputation management.

Nido Living and Livensa Living are now Livensa Group. All Nido assets will be rebranded under Livensa Living (PBSA) and Livensa Studios (flexible accommodation), and the Nido name will no longer be used.

GES Real Australia has proposed a $128 million, 22-storey student accommodation tower at 97-99 Stirling Street, Perth, designed to house 720 students near the new ECU City Campus, featuring a mix of studios and four-bedroom apartments with communal amenities.

Kilburn & District Properties and General Projects have submitted plans to convert a vacant 1960s building in Camden Town into a student living scheme with 345 beds and 20,000 sq ft of commercial and community space, designed by AHMM.

Unite Group, the UK’s largest student accommodation provider, reduced rents by 0.3% for the current academic year, the first decline in over 25 years outside the Covid-19 lockdown, driven by falling international student numbers and more domestic students living at home.