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.
CVC DIF acquires two PBSA assets from Mapletree
Claudia Schergna
May 2, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: CVC DIF, the infrastructure arm of global private markets firm CVC, has acquired two purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets in Edinburgh and Glasgow from Mapletree Global Student Accommodation Private Trust.
Unite tops out at Burnet Point PBSA in Edinburgh
Claudia Schergna
April 11, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: PBSA developer and operator Unite Students topped out Burnet Point, its £59 million PBSA (PBSA) development in Edinburgh, with a ceremony held alongside construction partner GRAHAM.
Consultation is ‘critical moment’ for Edinburgh PBSA market
George Sell
April 10, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesA consultation on new draft planning guidance for PBSA development in Edinburgh is now open, with comments to be submitted by May 23 2025.
Edinburgh canalside PBSA project submitted for planning
Claudia Schergna
March 20, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans to transform a warehouse in Edinburgh’s Bonnington district into a PBSA and mixed-use building, have now moved to the planning stage.
Second-phase works begin for Lower Gilmore Place PBSA
Claudia Schergna
March 4, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Thomas Johnstone Ltd (TJL) has started working on the second phase of the Lower Gilmore Place purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Edinburgh’s Fountainbridge area.
L&G buys Edinburgh PBSA scheme
George Sell
January 29, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Legal & General (L&G) has acquired a PBSA scheme in Edinburgh’s Fountainbridge area for more than £35 million.
Firethorn secures finance for Edinburgh PBSA scheme
George Sell
December 30, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutesReal estate investor, developer and asset manager Firethorn Trust has secured a £29.95 million debt package from Leumi UK to deliver its first PBSA scheme.
Edinburgh PBSA plans refused
George Sell
December 16, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minutePlans to transform a vacant Edinburgh office building into 300 student beds are to be refused by local planners.
£13.7 million loan secured for Edinburgh BTR scheme
George Sell
November 26, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEdmond de Rothschild REIM has secured a £13.7 million loan from Secure Trust Bank (STB) for a BTR scheme in Edinburgh.