Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Watkin Jones has sold a 784-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Glasgow to a new joint venture between itself and Maslow Capital.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Student tenancies will not be covered by rent controls in the Housing (Scotland) Bill after MSPs voted not to include them during the Bill’s final stage through Parliament.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer Vastint UK has launched its first build-to-rent (BTR) scheme in Scotland, with the debut of 253 units at New Fountainbridge in Edinburgh.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Plans to redevelop a former bingo hall in Leith, Edinburgh, into a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset have been recommended for approval.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDeveloper Bankfoot APAM has submitted detailed plans for a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Glasgow city centre.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Glasgow’s Met Tower is set to be redeveloped into coliving accommodation after UK-based developer Vita Group acquired the landmark building. The scheme will introduce
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A fully consented build-to-rent (BTR) site in Glasgow’s west end has been launched to market by Savills and Scarlett Developments.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: A JV between Gylemuir Capital and Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) has reached practical completion of a 163-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) property in Dundee.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) is calling for a blanket exemption of build-to-rent (BTR) homes from rent controls after research reveals a serious drop in the number of units under construction.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Elite UK Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has received planning approval to convert a freehold property in Dundee, Scotland, into a 168-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) facility.
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