Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Glasgow City Council is “minded to grant” a £60 million purpose-built student accommodation property within Glasgow’s Broomielaw area.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Prime minister Keir Starmer has announced the launch of Extract, a a new AI tool designed to speed up the processing of planning applications.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to end the use of asylum hotels by 2029 and is looking at alternative options such as student accommodation.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Living sector accommodation provider Scape has acquired funding from NatWest to create a 135-bed site in Canada Water, east London, which is set to be completed in August 2026.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: CBRE reported that £2.3 billion was invested in the UK’s living sector in Q1 2025, with PBSA investment down to £488 million.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland’s Planning Appeals Commission has overturned Belfast City Council’s decision to deny a student accommodation scheme.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Empiric Student Company has released a statement following their announcement of a non-binding buyout proposal from Unite Group.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Regal and 4C Group have received planning permission for two purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) buildings, following their planning application
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Student accommodation provider Unite Group has sold a portfolio of nine properties totalling 3,656 beds for £212 million to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds. Unite’s share of the proceeds is £140 million.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Property management company YPP has secured planning permission to convert a disused Job Centre in Leicester city centre into a 60-bedroom purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme.
