Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans have been unveiled for a 570-bed PBSA scheme on the former Mamas & Papas site at West Quay Retail Park in Southampton.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has launched a $1.2 billion bid to acquire Japanese student housing company J.S.B., marking the private equity firm’s first take-private deal in Japan since opening its Tokyo office in 2025.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Student housing operator The Scion Group has agreed to acquire Atlanta-based operator Student Quarters, adding nearly 13,000 beds and around $1.5 billion in student housing assets under management to its portfolio.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Fyma and GAA Living partner to bring behavioural data insights to build-to-rent sector.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Singapore-based Mapletree Investments is winding down its $1.3 billion (£1.02 billion) student accommodation fund after it fell well short of performance targets.
Reading Time: 12 minutesUK: Backlogs in asylum processing and chronic housing shortages have pushed hotels to the centre of the UK’s asylum accommodation system. With a 2029 deadline in place, the hospitality industry questions how realistic this transition is.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: King’s Cross asset manager The King’s Cross Group has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of three directors across portfolio, retail and marketing functions.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScotland: The University of Glasgow has entered into a £180m agreement with global investor Plenary Group to deliver the next phase of its campus development programme.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The IKEA property investment arm has strengthened its senior leadership team with a new managing director.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Riverdale Developments has acquired a 26-acre site in Surrey with a gross development value of £30 million, securing the land from Wates Developments in a deal brokered by Knight Frank.
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