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Unite Lone Star

Unite offloads £212 million student portfolio to Lone Star affiliate

Claudia Schergna June 5, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Student accommodation provider Unite Group has sold a portfolio of nine properties totalling 3,656 beds for £212 million to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds. Unite’s share of the proceeds is £140 million.

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YPP Leicester

YPP granted planning for 60-bed student scheme in Leicester

Claudia Schergna June 5, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Property management company YPP has secured planning permission to convert a disused Job Centre in Leicester city centre into a 60-bedroom purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme. 

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Barings PBSA Vauxhall

Barings buys £101.1 million PBSA scheme in south London

Claudia Schergna June 5, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Barings has completed the acquisition of a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset in Vauxhall, London, for £101.1 million.

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PBSA

PBSA moves ahead of multifamily to top European real estate investor sentiment

Brooke Byrne June 4, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) has overtaken multi-family as the highest priority target sector for European operational real estate investors, according to new research.

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CBRE IM

CBRE IM commits further €300 million to PBSA JV

Brooke Byrne June 4, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: CBRE Investment Management has committed a further €300 million to a student housing venture with Ardian and Rockfield.

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Eastern Europe PBSA

Investors look to Central and Eastern Europe for PBSA potential

Lacie Carr June 3, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Cushman & Wakefield’s European Living Investor Survey, which analyses market trends, investor priorities and strategic outlooks across living sectors in Europe, has identified strong investor interest in the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector for 2025.

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Dublin PBSA

Plans submitted for Dublin PBSA scheme

Brooke Byrne June 3, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: Ringline Investments has submitted plans to develop purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) apartments on Dublin’s North King Street.

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Northampton PBSA

Northampton PBSA project secures multi-million development loan

George Sell May 28, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAldermore has completed a multi-million-pound property development loan to College Street Northampton LLP for the delivery of a PBSA scheme in Northampton.

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UKREiiF

Live in Leeds – impressions from UKREiiF

George Sell May 22, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutesAround 16,000 real estate professional descended on Leeds this week, to the Royal Armouries and its temporary tented village, for UKREiiF.

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Housing (Scotland) Bill

Housing Bill sparks investment concerns for student housing in Scotland

Claudia Schergna May 22, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: As the Scottish Parliament amends the Housing (Scotland) Bill to cover student housing, real estate investors and developers are warning of serious implications for future investment in Scotland’s cities. 

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