Westbrooke and Eastwood JV embarks on £100m acquisition spree
2023-03-28T15:17:00+01:00By Lawrie Holmes
Property investors Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management UK and Eastwood Investment Group have launched a joint venture (JV) with plans to spend between £50m and £100m developing private home sites, build-to-rent (BTR) schemes and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA).
BTR and PBSA sectors are not interchangeable
2023-03-23T00:00:00+00:00By Matthew Smith
Editor: Build-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator Moda Living’s recent venture into the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) market comes as no surprise.
Maslow Capital agrees £114m loan for Paddington PBSA scheme
2023-03-21T15:30:00+00:00By Lawrie Holmes
Maslow Capital, a provider of real estate development finance, has agreed a £114m loan for Union Property Development to build a 356-bed student accommodation scheme in Paddington, central London.
Investec loans GSA £85m to refurbish five PBSA assets
2023-03-21T15:21:09.12+00:00By Lawrie Holmes
Investor Investec Real Estate is providing an £85m loan to developer Global Student Accommodation Group (GSA) to support the refinance and partial refurbishment of five UK purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets.
How engineering can help you maximise returns from PBSA Developments
2023-03-21T10:30:00+00:00By Euring Andrew Stanford BEng (Hons) CEng FICE
Optimising and value engineering PBSA buildings from an early stage and throughout the project allows smart developers and investors to maximise the potential returns from this unique kind of development.
Revenue leaps 30% at Empiric Student Property
2023-03-17T08:00:00+00:00By Madeleine Knight
Empiric Student Property, the owner and operator of premium, studio-led student accommodation across the UK, has reported a revenue increase of 30% to £73m for the year ended 31 December 2022.
MRP & Vita get green light for 540-bed Birmingham PBSA scheme
2023-03-17T14:43:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval
Investor and developer MRP has secured planning permission for a 540-bed purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Birmingham, in partnership with student accommodation provider Vita Group.
Consortium formed to masterplan Manchester life sciences and student accommodation quarter
2023-03-15T10:45:00+00:00By Lawrie Holmes
McLaren Property, Property Alliance Group (Alliance), Moda Living and Kadans Science Partner have formed a partnership to create a masterplan featuring 700,000 sq ft of life sciences space and student accommodation with 1,840 beds for a project at Upper Brook Street in Ardwick, Manchester.
Moda moves into student housing with plans to provide 10,000 beds
2023-03-09T00:00:00+00:00By Madeleine Knight
Build-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator Moda Living is branching out into the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) market, with plans to develop properties with 10,000 new student beds in the next five years.
Moda enters PBSA market with 10,000-bed plan
2023-03-08T16:46:00+00:00By Madeleine Knight
Build-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator Moda Living is branching out into the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) market with plans to deliver 10,000 new student beds in five years.
Edward Gibbon appointed as Host’s head of asset management
2023-03-08T14:06:00+00:00By Daniel McGrath
Student accommodation developer and operator Host has appointed Edward Gibbon as its new head of asset management.
Strong performance spurs Unite Students to go ahead with developments worth £339m
2023-03-01T09:57:00+00:00By Madeleine Knight
Unite Students said its strong operational performance for 2022 has given it the confidence to press ahead with £339m of developments.