Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Global Student Accommodation (GSA) and Nuveen Real Estate have completed the €540 million (£462.5 million) acquisition of the YouFirst Campus portfolio from French real estate group Gecina.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans have been submitted for the redevelopment of the former police station and magistrates’ court on Heavitree Road in Exeter, proposing more than 800 new homes in a mixed-use scheme for students and local residents.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Global Investor L&G has appointed Dan Batterton as head of housing for the UK, to lead housing investment across L&G’s asset management business, including build-to-rent (BTR), single-family housing, affordable housing operations and purpose-built student accommodation.
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: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Student housing developer International Campus Group has acquired Project Fascinatio, a 342-unit purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in the Netherlands, marking its third asset in the country.
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: 2 minutesUK: Student accommodation platform Nido Living has acquired Brookfield Asset Management’s Iberian student housing portfolio, Livensa Living, for €1.2 billion (£1 billion).
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer Far East Orchard has secured £96 million in committed capital, closing its first purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development fund.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Vita Group has secured planning consent for new student accommodation with a destination food hall and courtyard events space on the site of the former ABC music venue in Glasgow.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Southampton City Council is pressing ahead with plans to expand licensing for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), as this property type sees rapid growth across the UK student rental market.
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