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Graham PBSA Glasgow

Graham to build PBSA project on Glasgow brownfield site

Claudia Schergna June 23, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Graham Investment Projects has secured planning approval for a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Glasgow, with construction set to begin later this year.

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Nido Livensa £1

Nido acquires Livensa for £1 billion in major European PBSA deal

Claudia Schergna June 21, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Student accommodation platform Nido Living has acquired Brookfield Asset Management’s Iberian student housing portfolio, Livensa Living, for €1.2 billion (£1 billion).

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Far East Orchard £96 million PBSA

Far East Orchard closes £96 million PBSA development fund

Claudia Schergna June 20, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer Far East Orchard has secured £96 million in committed capital, closing its first purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development fund.

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Glasgow PBSA

Vita gets green light for Glasgow PBSA scheme

George Sell June 19, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Vita Group has secured planning consent for new student accommodation with a destination food hall and courtyard events space on the site of the former ABC music venue in Glasgow.

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Southampton HMOs

Southampton cracks down on HMOs as demand surges nationwide

Claudia Schergna June 16, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Southampton City Council is pressing ahead with plans to expand licensing for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), as this property type sees rapid growth across the UK student rental market.

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Edinburgh PBSA

SAV Group acquires Edinburgh PBSA site

Brooke Byrne June 16, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer SAV Group has acquired a development site for a PBSA scheme close to Edinburgh’s Leith Walk.

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Glasgow “minded to grant” £60 million PBSA scheme

Lacie Carr June 13, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Glasgow City Council is “minded to grant” a £60 million purpose-built student accommodation property within Glasgow’s Broomielaw area.

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Moda Living

Caddick in confident mood ahead of Moda London launch

George Sell June 13, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: ULN editor George Sell attended a press breakfast hosted by living sector developer and operator Moda, in advance of the opening of the company’s Embassy Boulevard BTR scheme in Vauxhall/Nine Elms, south London.

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AI planning

UK government launches AI tool to speed up planning system

George Sell June 11, 2025

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.

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Home Office looks to student accommodation for asylum seekers

Home Office looks to student accommodation for asylum seekers

Eloise Hanson June 11, 2025

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. 

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