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Under the proposals, existing buildings on Bangor Road will be demolished to make way for the erection of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), commercial units, landscaping and associated works.

Torsion Group’s PBSA development – Burley Studios – in Leeds has topped out. The scheme will deliver 189 student beds.

Global investment management company King Street Capital Management and Portuguese private equity firm Alea Capital Partners announce that they have established a joint venture that is aiming to invest €375m.

Nido Living has appointed Taco van Heusden as Chief Investment and Development Officer (CIDO), to drive the company’s strategic expansion into new European markets, with a major focus on Italy and Germany.

Plans to add student flats to part of a growing city centre development have been submitted. The application to build 89 flats near South College in Durham have been put forward by Banks Groups.

GFH Partners, the DIFC-based asset management arm of Bahrain-based GFH Financial Group, has acquired student housing in the United States valued at $300 million.

Fusion Group has appointed property firm JLL to sell the Sauchiehall Street site in Glasgow. The move comes after Fusion struck a deal with M&S to acquire the landmark building, having secured planning permission to construct a mixed-use development at the site.

Student accommodation provider Unite Students has completed 11 refurbishment projects this year from Glasgow to London, with a total cost of £32m. The overall refurbishment programme includes an annual spend of £50m to £75m over the next five years.

Birmingham-based developer and investor Sama Investment Group’s plans for a 301-bedroom PBSA scheme in Birmingham could be heading for planning approval. The PBSA building, rising to 15 storeys, has been recommended for approval ahead of a planning committee meeting next week.

LaSalle Investment Management (“LaSalle”), the global real estate investment manager, and Urbania, an investment and asset management company with a €1.1 billion portfolio under management, announce their joint venture partnership to develop a portfolio of living assets in Spain.