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.
Glasgow “minded to grant” £60 million PBSA scheme
Lacie Carr
June 13, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Glasgow City Council is “minded to grant” a £60 million purpose-built student accommodation property within Glasgow’s Broomielaw area.
NatWest funds east London coliving scheme for Scape
Brooke Byrne
June 11, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Living sector accommodation provider Scape has acquired funding from NatWest to create a 135-bed site in Canada Water, east London, which is set to be completed in August 2026.
£488 million invested in UK PBSA in Q1 2025
Brooke Byrne
June 11, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: CBRE reported that £2.3 billion was invested in the UK’s living sector in Q1 2025, with PBSA investment down to £488 million.
Green light for previously denied student scheme in Belfast
Lacie Carr
June 11, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland’s Planning Appeals Commission has overturned Belfast City Council’s decision to deny a student accommodation scheme.
Empiric retracts statement regarding Unite deal
Lacie Carr
June 11, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Empiric Student Company has released a statement following their announcement of a non-binding buyout proposal from Unite Group.
Green light for Camden Town PBSA scheme
Lacie Carr
June 11, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Regal and 4C Group have received planning permission for two purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) buildings, following their planning application
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.
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.
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.