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IQ has secured planning approval to demolish the former Blackfriars Crown Court in Southwark and develop a £100m scheme delivering 600 student rooms alongside 71 affordable homes, addressing central London’s housing needs.

Southwark Council’s planning committee unanimously approved AJ100 practice AHMM’s revised 473-bed student accommodation scheme above Southwark Station, developed by Helical and TfL’s Places for London, following the station’s recent Grade II listing by DCMS and Historic England.

PeakMade Real Estate bought five communities totalling 900 units, across three states, namely Illinois, Florida and Connecticut.

Fusion Group and Tri7 have revised their Portswood Centre student accommodation scheme in Southampton, increasing commercial floorspace by 38% to 831 sqm while reducing student beds from 515 to 507, addressing council concerns over retail space loss.

Legal & General will forward fund McLaren’s £160 million, 737-bed PBSA development on Manchester’s Upper Brook Street, comprising two buildings of nine and 23 storeys, scheduled for completion by summer 2028 to serve the academic year start.

JLL Capital Markets arranged the sale and financing of Market 100, a 164-unit student housing community near Georgia Southern University, representing seller Preiss and securing buyer RDG Student Housing’s first acquisition under Managing Director Bobby Child.

Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. and Interwest Capital Group have acquired River Edge, a 175-unit student housing community in Boise adjacent to Boise State University, expanding their presence in the student housing market.

Nottingham city council is set to approve plans by Vita Nottingham Guildhall Limited to convert the Grade II-listed former police headquarters and central fire station into 248 student rooms, alongside a new 18-storey tower providing 364 additional beds and a publicly accessible food hall.

Bristol City Council is set to decide on two major redevelopment plans in the Frome Gateway area, transforming former industrial sites near the M32 into hundreds of new homes, including build-to-rent flats and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA).

Landmark Properties, in partnership with Manulife Investment Management and Peninsula Investments, has acquired a 3.29-acre site in Auburn, Alabama to develop The Mark Auburn, an 825-bed student housing community set for completion by Fall 2028 near Auburn University’s campus core.