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Unite Students is selling its 571-bed St Pancras Way London asset to USAF for £186 million, slightly below book value, securing at least £115 million in cash and modestly increasing its stake in the fund.

Trammell Crow Company’s UK residential division, Telford Living, has submitted a planning application to Tower Hamlets for a 520-unit PBSA scheme on the former LEB Building site near Cambridge Heath Road, designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.

Provident Resources Group, led by CEO Christopher Hicks, acquired a 1.3-acre student housing site near Florida International University in Sweetwater for $22.5 million, resolving prior litigation between Workforce Housing Partners and Nef.

Kelvin Properties is developing a 134-studio PBSA scheme on Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow, with completion scheduled for June 2027 to serve the 2027/28 academic year. The project was repositioned from residential use following market analysis amid a citywide shortfall of over 6,000 student beds and rising demand for managed accommodation in central and West End locations.

MCR Property Group has launched Flow Student, a dedicated platform managing 6,000 UK student beds with a £360m GDV, targeting growth to 15,000 beds valued over £1 billion by year-end through acquisitions, refurbishments, and operational expansion across key university cities.

Maslow Capital has secured £116.6 million in development finance for a 609-bed student accommodation project in Wembley, marking its second deal with developer YourTRIBE and bringing its total funding for three London schemes to £230.6 million across 1,247 units.

Atelier provided a £26.2 million development loan to refinance a 196-studio PBSA project near the University of Warwick, supporting construction, completion, and a timely build programme.

Watkin Jones has secured Gateway 2 approval for a 201-bed PBSA development on Freestone Road in Bristol’s Temple Quarter, advancing the project with necessary approvals, funding, and contracts in place to proceed.

Team Quest International has begun redevelopment work on the former Stervon House site at Seaford Road, Salford, ahead of planning permission expiry, proposing 148 cluster flats with 412 beds for student housing.

Abode Student has launched an £80 million PBSA portfolio delivering 525 beds across two city-centre schemes in Birmingham and Nottingham, targeting key student markets in the UK.