Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Unite Group has appointed Goldman Sachs to accelerate the disposal of PBSA assets as it repositions towards a higher-quality portfolio.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK living sector racked up £2.5 billion in investments in Q1 2026, an increase of 74 per cent over Q1 2025.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Student Castle has been appointed to manage a portfolio of 21 purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets across the UK.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRedford Developments has secured planning consent for a 400-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme on a 1.8-hectare brownfield site in Coventry.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Fresh, the management arm of Watkins Jones, has been selected to operate Mantle Yard, a 604-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Leith, Edinburgh.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Vanessa Hale has been confirmed as Real Estate:UK’s first chief executive, ahead of its official launch on 30 April.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A 282-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Bristol’s Redcliffe neighbourhood has been granted planning consent.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Patron Capital is exploring the sale of its Spanish coliving platform Vandor, a seed portfolio made up of 1,400 beds valued at around €400 million (£350 million)
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: < 1 minuteUK: Legal & General (L&G) Student Living has bought the Stanley Studios purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset in Southampton for £43 million.
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