Plans in for Leeds PBSA project
George Sell
November 6, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Plans have been submitted for a 200-bed PBSA scheme on the site of Brigade House on Kirkstall Road in Leeds.
Paragon Bank moves in to BTR sector
George Sell
November 6, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Paragon Bank’s Development Finance division has extended its range of funding options to provide loans of up to £35 million to support the acquisition and development of institutional-grade BTR schemes.
iQ Student adds two UK assets for £370 million
George Sell
November 3, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes Blackstone’s iQ Student has acquired two PBSA assets from Downing Students for £370 million.
York bingo hall site set for PBSA scheme
George Sell
October 30, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: 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.
Forward funding sought for largest consented PBSA scheme in Edinburgh
George Sell
October 24, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: 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.
Preston PBSA asset bought by local investment firm
George Sell
October 18, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Innovation Control, a Lancashire-based property investment firm, has acquired a 244-bed PBSA asset in Preston.
BlackRock and Manner to develop Leeds PBSA asset
George Sell
October 17, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: The Store House, a PBSA asset on Leeds’ Briggate, has been acquired by BlackRock and developer Manner.
The Dot Group buys CRM Students
George Sell
October 17, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK/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.
Change at the top for Unite as Lister to take the helm
George Sell
October 6, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: 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.
Savills IM acquires UK PBSA assets from Vita Group for £300 million
George Sell
October 2, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Urban regeneration specialist Vita Group has sold three PBSA assets on behalf of a key client to Savills Investment Management.