PBSA investor appetite strengthens in Q1
Global property consultancy Knight Frank has launched its latest UK Student Housing Market Update, revealing that investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) was robust in the first quarter of 2024 with a total of 21 transactions completed with a combined value of nearly £750 million.
Board approves U of I proposal for additional student housing
BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Idaho State Board of Education today approved a University of Idaho proposal to begin the planning and design to modernize existing on-campus student housing facilities and increase capacity by approximately 150 beds on the Moscow campus.
Barings enters Italian PBSA market, acquires site in Rome
Barings is making its first investment in purpose-built student accommodation in Italy. The diversified real estate investment managers has acquired a plot of land on a brownfield site in Rome for the development of a PBSA scheme.
Glasgow ‘needs 22,000 student beds’ to address supply and demand imbalance
Edinburgh is also experiencing a considerable shortfall needing an additional 17,000 beds to cater to students within the city. Savills analysed the PBSA market across 20 of the UK’s largest student cities, containing more than 1.3 million full-time students and circa 500,000 operational beds.
Council approves 412 student rooms near Ealing train station
Ealing Council has approved the construction of 412 student rooms near West Ealing station. The planning application received over 550 objections from residents associations, businesses and campaigners due to its controversial height.
First look: Inside Belfast’s newest student accommodation equipped with sta
https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/first-look-inside-belfasts-newest-student-accommodation-equipped-with-state-of-the-art-sports-centre-4614674
Graduates stuck staying in student housing because they can’t find affordable home
Due to the housing shortage in the Netherlands, many graduating students can’t move out of their student housing because they can’t find an affordable home. So they find ways to stay in their dorms or rooms by delaying graduation or registering for a new course, RTL Nieuws reports.
Landmark Properties Acquires Pointe on Rio in Austin Texas
Landmark Properties, a fully-integrated real estate firm specializing in development, construction, investment management, and operation of high-quality residential communities, has acquired Pointe on Rio in Austin, Texas.
Nottingham: University student flats plan approved by city council
Plans to construct a six-storey student accommodation building on a university campus in Nottingham have been given the go-ahead. The building at the University of Nottingham's Jubilee campus in Triumph Road will include 169 bedrooms, including 34 studio apartments.
Designers named for London 2000-bed student rooms job
Architects Carmody Groarke and Sheppard Robson’s winning design will see three clustered blocks of 650-students connected at the lower floors and via garden terraces.