Reading Time: 2 minutesBlackstone’s iQ Student has acquired two PBSA assets from Downing Students for £370 million.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: GMI Construction Group has been selected by developer Olympian Homes to build a £50 million PBSA scheme on the site of the former Mecca Bingo Hall on York’s Fishergate.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Investment agency Harris Associates with developer HUB and funding partner Bridges Fund Management have launched Shore Station – a 632-bed PBSA opportunity in Leith, Edinburgh.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Store House, a PBSA asset on Leeds’ Briggate, has been acquired by BlackRock and developer Manner.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK/US: Student accommodation specialists The Dot Group has reached a contractual agreement to acquire the CRM Students Ltd group of companies from CORESTATE Capital Holdings S.A.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Richard Smith, CEO of student housing provider Unite, is stepping down after seven years in the role, and will be replaced by Joe Lister, who has been CFO since 2008.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: Akhil Sikri, the co-founder of coliving platform Zolostays is stepping down to start a new entrepreneurial venture.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Urban regeneration specialist Vita Group has sold three PBSA assets on behalf of a key client to Savills Investment Management.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Queen’s University is set to invest up to £100 million to meet demand for student accommodation in Belfast.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer and regeneration specialist First Urban has received planning approval to redevelop the Jewson warehouse site, close to the main station in Guildford town centre, Surrey.
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