Student accommodation

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  Oxford’s St Hilda’s College buys £12m city centre property

  2023-09-22T14:06:00+01:00

  St Hilda’s College, part of Oxford University, has added to its property portfolio with the acquisition of 14-16 Norham Gardens for £12m, which will be used as student accommodation.

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  Cain completes £500m PBSA forward funding deal

  2023-09-20T12:11:00+01:00By Ciaran Nerval, Mel Flaherty

  Five purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) schemes providing 2,389 student beds will be developed across five UK cities after Cain International completed a £500m forward-funding deal.

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  Study Inn appoints Jamieson as growth chief in drive for 10,000 PBSA beds

  2023-09-20T12:11:00+01:00By Lewis Berrill

  Luxury hotel-style student accommodation developer Study Inn Group has appointed Andrew Jamieson as managing director of strategic growth, as it seeks to expand its portfolio to 10,000 rooms by 2028.

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  QIP and Hurlington join forces on £80m student scheme in south London

  2023-09-18T09:01:00+01:00By David Parsley

  Singapore-based private equity firm Q Investment Partners (QIP) and Hurlington Capital have formed a joint venture to develop an £80m purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) site in Woolwich, London.

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  Dominus seeks funding partner for £200m Manchester PBSA scheme

  2023-09-08T10:12:00+01:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Developer Dominus has appointed Savills and Gerald Eve to seek a forward-funding partner for a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Manchester with a gross development value in excess of £200m.

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  PW Student Accommodation Awards finalists revealed

  2023-09-08T09:34:00+01:00By Andrew Hillier

  Purpose-built student accommodation provider (PBSA) Abodus Living leads the nominations at this year’s Student Accommodation Awards, shortlisted in eight categories.

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  Coventry University sells 627-bed halls of residence

  2023-09-06T13:33:00+01:00By Madeleine Knight

  Coventry University has sold its 627-bed halls of residence Singer Hall for an undisclosed sum to Frogmore.

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  Student housing deals outstrip retail to hit record £8.7bn in 2022

  2023-09-06T00:00:00+01:00By Mel Flaherty

  UK student housing deal volumes reached a record £8.7bn last year, exceeding retail deals for the first time ever, according to research released by MSCI.

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  Testing times for the student sector

  2023-08-30T00:00:00+01:00By Andrew Hillier

  Andy Hillier reports on the double whammy of rising demand for and falling supply of properties.

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  Q&A: Urbanest’s Manns on the benefits of big PBSA schemes

  2023-08-30T00:00:00+01:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Developer’s chief investment officer stresses green credentials of its giant Canary Wharf student project.

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  Urbanite secures £19m finance facility for Glasgow PBSA scheme

  2023-08-24T15:25:00+01:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) developer Urbanite Living has secured an £18.85m finance facility from Paragon Bank for a student accommodation scheme in Glasgow.

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  Empiric Student Property continues to increase revenue

  2023-08-17T09:40:00+01:00By Madeleine Knight

  Empiric Student Property has reported a 16% jump in revenue to £41.3m for the half year to the end of June, compared to £35.6m for the same period in 2022.

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