Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: LDS Devco has appointed Fresh to mobilise and operate the Biscuit Factory purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme on Donegall Street in Belfast city centre.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Real estate investor, developer and asset manager Firethorn, has appointed HG Construction to deliver a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) site in Hackney Wick.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Fusion Group, one of the UK’s largest privately-owned student accommodation developers and operators, has appointed Richard Pilkington as group CEO.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Around 300 professionals from across the living, hospitality and flex workspace sectors attended the 2025 Urban Living Festival in London this week.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Student tenancies will not be covered by rent controls in the Housing (Scotland) Bill after MSPs voted not to include them during the Bill’s final stage through Parliament.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Strategic consultancy Global Apartment Advisors (GAA) has launched a new brand identity to mark its 10 years in the UK.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: MCR Property Group has acquired The Lawns and Ferens Hall in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, from Hull University, with plans to build purpose-built student accommodations (PBSA) and residential developments.
Reading Time: 7 minutesUK: New research from Bidwells reveals the UK’s operational living sector is facing a period of significant challenge, with BTR particularly badly affected – BTR planning applications have fallen to their lowest level since 2015 and current submissions are 35 per cent below the 10-year average.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: QuadReal Property Group has acquired the UNCLE brand in the UK and Europe as well as Realstar’s UK and Ireland residential operating platform, which will be re-named.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTLJ Access Control has launched the EcoBolt, a Bluetooth-powered energy-saving device designed specifically for the Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector.
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