Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Viridis Living has secured Gateway 2 approval for two buildings at the University of Manchester’s Fallowfield Campus development.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Development finance lender Atelier has surpassed £1 billion of gross lending having funded projects across residential, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and the care sectors over the past seven years.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Curation Capital and Patron Capital have acquired the 393-bed Alma Place purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset in Belfast for an undisclosed sum.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The chair of the Building Safety Regulator, Andy Roe, has claimed that Gateway 2 approval now sits closer to its 12 week aim.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance/Spain/Italy: Private investment firm Ardian and living platform Rockfield have signed three transactions across Europe, adding 1,500 beds to its purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) portfolio.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Orka Investments has formed a joint venture with an unnamed global institutional real estate investor to acquire purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets across the UK.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Development finance lender Atelier has completed a £21.7 million for the development of a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) block in Birmingham.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScotland: The University of Glasgow has entered into a £180m agreement with global investor Plenary Group to deliver the next phase of its campus development programme.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSentinel Real Estate has hired Ben Sanderson as managing director, to lead the firm’s entry into the UK living sector.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Unite Students has also launched a £100 million share buyback programme and reiterated its full-year guidance as its university partners show continued demand.
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