Reading Time: < 1 minute Unite Students has reported double-digit growth as the UK’s student housing crisis intensifies, with demand significantly exceeding supply.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Freedom of Information (FOI) data reveals that British universities have earned almost £100 million in three years by renting student accommodation to non-students during the summer break.
Reading Time: 2 minutes A report co-authored by the University of Glasgow has warned that thousands of students are at risk of homelessness, estimating a shortfall of more than 6,000 beds in the city.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Greystar has acquired a new development comprising 390 units for young professionals and students over 17 floors.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fresh, the management arm of developer Watkin Jones, has taken over operations at Alma Place, a 393-unit PBSA property in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Reading Time: 2 minutes International student applications for UK courses have risen 2.7 per cent year-on-year, with Chinese applications surging by 8.9 per cent – indicating a potential return of international students.
Reading Time: < 1 minute TPG Angelo Gordon and developer Hollybrook have joined forces to invest in UK PBSA, with initial developments valued at £200 million.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Scotland’s rent controls will expire on March 31 2025, meaning landlords will be able to set rents with no restriction until the Housing (Scotland) Bill comes into effect in 2027.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Maslow Capital has provided a £115 million development loan for a PBSA and mixed-used development scheme in Camden, north London.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Whitbread has drawn up plans to redevelop one of its Premier Inn hotels into a 546-bedroom PBSA development in Birmingham.
