All PBSA articles
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NewsiQ to develop 1,200-bed Warwick PBSA scheme in
IQ Student Accommodation is to develop a 1,209-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Warwick in a forward-funding deal with Topland Vintage Group and McLaren Property.
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Aitch Group to carry on abroad: interview with founder and CEO Henry Smith
Founder and chief executive Henry Smith reveals to Mel Flaherty why the developer is focusing its attention on the purpose-built student accommodation sector and looking for opportunities overseas.
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Empiric Student Property issues confident update ahead of next academic year
Empiric Student Property has revealed that it expects average rents to rise by more than 7% during the 2023/24 academic year.
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Dream come true for student sector: interview with Bricks Group founder Pete Prickett
When Bricks Group founder Pete Prickett turned his focus from hotels to student accommodation, he knew his student brand ‘true’ could offer an often poorly served market something different.
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Greystar snaps up Quintain PBSA development at Wembley Park
Greystar Real Estate Partners has acquired a 770-bed, purpose-build student accommodation development at Wembley Park in north London from Quintain for an undisclosed fee.
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Joseph Homes swaps consented Elephant & Castle office tower for PBSA proposal
Developer Joseph Homes has scrapped consented plans for an office tower in Elephant & Castle, south London, in favour of new proposals for a 24-storey, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development.
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Unite maintains portfolio valuations as student rents rise
The value of Unite Students’ portfolio remained stable during the three months to the end of March, the group has told investors.
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PBSA market to reach £4.5bn by 2025, says SPG
The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector has bounced back from a pandemic-induced decline and will reach a value of £4.5bn in two years, according to Stripe Property Group (SPG).
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Q&A: Nido’s Gardner on PBSA’s prospects in cost-of-living crisis
The firm’s chief executive on how it is helping students make ends meet and where the sector is heading.
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Livin Cardiff PBSA asset on the block for £13m
Cardiff Road Estates (CRE) has appointed Knight Frank and Lewis & Partners to market purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme Livin Cardiff for £13m, which would reflect a net initial yield of 5.98%.
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Westbrooke and Eastwood JV embarks on £100m acquisition spree
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).
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QIP and Soilbuild JV launches £200m UK PBSA business
Singaporean private equity real estate firm Q Investment Partners (QIP) and developer Soilbuild have launched a £200m joint venture to create a UK purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) business.
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BTR and PBSA sectors are not interchangeable
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.
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Maslow Capital agrees £114m loan for Paddington PBSA scheme
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.
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Investec loans GSA £85m to refurbish five PBSA assets
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.
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How engineering can help you maximise returns from PBSA Developments
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.
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MRP & Vita get green light for 540-bed Birmingham PBSA scheme
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.
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Consortium formed to masterplan Manchester life sciences and student accommodation quarter
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.
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Moda moves into student housing with plans to provide 10,000 beds
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.
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