Student accommodation

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  Watkin Jones posts strong annual figures

  2022-01-18T08:38:00+00:00By David Parsley

  Watkin Jones has produced a 10.8% rise in operating profit for the year to the end of September.

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  Unite student lettings ahead of last year

  2022-01-11T08:17:00+00:00By David Parsley

  Student accommodation giant Unite has let 60% of its digs nine months ahead of the next academic year.

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  How PBSA sector can meet demand

  2022-01-07T00:00:00+00:00

  Property Week and CRM recently brought together a panel of experts to discuss the impact of Covid, Brexit and other factors on the purpose-built student accommodation sector and what operators need to do to meet demand from international – and increasingly domestic – students.

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  Watkin Jones completes £47m Edinburgh deal with Vita Group

  2021-12-24T12:26:00+00:00By Simon Creasey

  Watkin Jones has completed a £47m forward-funding deal with Vita Group for a 285-unit mixed BTR, PBSA and affordable development in Edinburgh.

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  Conygar completes sale of Birmingham industrial units for £7.2m

  2021-12-23T13:05:00+00:00By Jamie Bennett-Ness

  The Conygar Investment Company has sold industrial units in Selly Oak, Birmingham, for £7.17m to an unnamed student accommodation provider.

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  Healthy 2022 predicted for PBSA, despite low comparative returns

  2021-12-21T14:39:00+00:00By Jamie Bennett-Ness

  The PBSA sector has reported annual total returns of 7.7% and has been outperformed by the all-property average for the first time since 2017, according to CBRE’S latest PBSA Index.

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  Kinetic Capital and Kayne Anderson enter JV for student debt platform

  2021-12-16T12:48:00+00:00By Anviksha Patel

  PBSA lender Kinetic Capital and Kayne Anderson Real Estate have partnered up to launch a debt funding platform for the European student housing financing market.

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  Key takeaways from Student Accommodation Conference

  2021-12-16T00:00:00+00:00By Anviksha Patel, Jamie Bennett-Ness

  Leading PBSA figures discussed Covid-19, mental health, ESG, affordability and what the future might hold.

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  Stars of Student Accommodation

  2021-12-16T00:00:00+00:00By Anviksha Patel

  Property Week celebrates the winners of the Student Accommodation Awards 2021, which took place last week online and in person at InterContinental London – The O2.

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  Unite Students launches net zero pathway

  2021-12-15T13:06:00+00:00By Anviksha Patel

  PBSA operator Unite Students has outlined its pathway to net zero by 2030, including targets for carbon reduction across its 173-asset portfolio.

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  abrdn snaps up Cardiff student digs for £36m

  2021-12-15T11:11:00+00:00By Anviksha Patel

  A joint venture between McLaren Property and PMG Group has sold a 355-bed student scheme in Cardiff to the Aberdeen Standard Pan European Residential Property Fund (ASPER) for £36m.

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  Is the PBSA sector ready for a boom?

  2021-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

  Yardi assembled a panel of student accommodation experts to discuss the challenge of meeting the predicted increase in demand and what lessons they can learn from the build-to-rent sector.

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