Student Accommodation
Watkin Jones sells Leicester student scheme to DFI
Watkin Jones has sold a 462-bed PBSA asset in Leicester to Deutsche Finance International (DFI) for £35.6m, Property Week can reveal.
QIP secures £23m refinancing deal with Invesco on student development
Q Investment Partners (QIP) has secured a £23m refinancing of Straits Village, its 300-bed UK purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) complex in Nottingham.
Scape eyes post-Covid growth
Despite the pandemic, the JV is forging ahead with its PBSA and PRS plans.
Patron Capital discusses entrance into the PBSA market, plus future plans
Last month, Patron Capital made its entrance into the PBSA market with the acquisition of Beech House, a Unite building in Birmingham, in partnership with Curation Capital.
Q&A: JLL director on rush for student beds
Huw Forrest talks about Unite/Aventicum deal and wider PBSA market outlook
Watkin Jones snaps up second Swansea site
Watkin Jones has snapped up the former HMRC office in Swansea for a 350-bed student accommodation scheme.
Lone Star makes PBSA debut with £315m portfolio buy
US investor Lone Star has made its first play in the UK PBSA sector with the acquisition of a 2,621-bed portfolio, Property Week can reveal.
Bristol PBSA developers ‘abuse’ millions in investor funds
Two Bristol student accommodation developers have been banned from the industry after “abusing” millions in investor funds, the Insolvency Service has said.
Beachrock sets out to ‘change the balance’ in resi investment
James Pullan shares vision of how the recently launched business plans to operate in such a complex market.
