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Indiana University plans to build an $81 million, 158-unit apartment building in Bloomington on the site that formerly housed the Poplars Building, which IU tore down last summer.

UC's Board of Trustees is looking to take action to help ease the school's housing crunch. On Tuesday, trustees approved funding to design another student housing development. Plans call for 600 beds of housing and a parking garage, along with other amenities.

A student accommodation development in Aberdeen has been acquired out of administration by a serviced accommodation provider. AP Apartments has acquired Alpha Homes (Leicester), which is part of UK student accommodation provider Alpha Homes Group, following a lengthy administration process.

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has called for more rights for students in 'digs' accommodation and has said tax relief should only be provided to householders who rent out rooms in their homes if the accommodation meets minimum standards to be set out in legislation.

A developer seeks to bring a major project to Harrisonburg that would add more student housing along Port Republic Road. It would be built on a property at the road’s intersection with Devon Lane.

The property spans a substantial 57,200 sq. ft. distributed over four floors and a basement which houses 56 car parking spaces and a secure bicycle compound. As the selling agent CBRE Northern Ireland is expecting significant interest in the asset given the range of potential uses and development.

Avamore Capital has expanded its lending appetite and will now support transactions in the student accommodation sector across the UK. The decision to lend into the sector marks the development lender’s first move outside of its core target market — UK residential property.

After the Debenhams chain went into administration the Oxford branch on the corner of George Street and Magdalen Street closed early in 2021 - it did not reopen after the third lockdown.

Environmental consultancy Thomson Environmental Consultants summarises five things purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) developers should be aware of when the BNG legislation is introduced in November.  

Public consultation has began to change the city's Charing Cross Gateway (CXG). Property Investment firm London & Scottish Property Investment Management Ltd (LSPIM) are drawing up the plans including new student accommodation according to reGlasgow.com.