Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Property investor Firethorn Trust has topped up its purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme on Leith Walk, Edinburgh, with a ceremony held in partnership with contractor Ogilvie Construction.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The City of Edinburgh Council is considering new restrictions on the development of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in response to mounting concerns over housing shortages and affordability.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer SAV Group has acquired a development site for a PBSA scheme close to Edinburgh’s Leith Walk.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Legal & General (L&G) has acquired a PBSA scheme in Edinburgh’s Fountainbridge area for more than £35 million.
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.
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