All Student accommodation articles – Page 20
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Scape forms £500m student digs JV with pension giant APG
City living group Scape has agreed a £500m joint venture with pension investment group APG that will develop and operate student accommodation schemes.
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NewRiver JV acquires The Moor from ASI in £41m
NewRiver REIT’s joint venture with BRAVO Strategies III has exchanged contracts the buy The Moor in Sheffield from Aberdeen Standard Investments for £41m.
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Greystar buys five PBSA developments for £291m
Greystar Real Estate Partners has bought five student housing developments from KKR for £291m.
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Over three-quarters of students struggling with mental health
Over three-quarters of university students say they have struggled with their mental health as a result of the pandemic.
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PBSA occupancy in Europe ‘higher than expected’
Occupancy rates in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector in Europe in the last year has been less severe than expected, according to Bonard’s Student Housing Annual Report.
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Rengen plans to double pipeline value to £400m
South West developer Rengen plans to double its development pipeline to £400m in the next 12 to 18 months.
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Clearbell acquires Southampton student halls from Optivo
Clearbell Property Partners III has acquired the Lucia Foster Welch student residence in Southampton from housing association Optivo for approximately £15m.
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RenGen secures £40m from ICG for value-add resi schemes
South West developer RenGen has secured a £40m debt facility from ICG Real Estate for residential schemes in the region.
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Signs of ‘robust’ growth as university acceptances tick up
University acceptances have climbed by more than 5% according to the latest figures, with student accommodation experts cheering the news as a sign of robust growth.
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S Harrison student scheme in Edinburgh sold to Watkin Jones
Property development company, S Harrison, and rental home provider Watkin Jones have agreed a deal for a second large-scale development site in Edinburgh, for an undisclosed sum.
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Unite takes £15m hit as it extends student rent discount to March
The UK’s leading accommodation provider Unite Students has extended a 50% rent discount for students in light of the government’s continuation of lockdown restrictions.
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True Student appointed to manage £100m Liverpool PBSA development
Student accommodation brand true Student has been appointed to operate and manage for a £100m accommodation in Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter.
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Kinetic Capital provides £34m for Coventry PBSA scheme
Kinetic Capital has completed a £34m facility to Cassidy Group for a student accommodation development.
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‘You would think BTR was in the middle of a bull market’
Watkin Jones chief executive says the pandemic has been a ‘positive catalyst’ after summer pick-up in sales.
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New £17.5m deal for Hartpury University and College
Hartpury University and Hartpury College have entered into a £17.5m deal with Cityheart and a UK investment fund for a development in Gloucester city centre.
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Q&A: Southern Grove chairman on why BTR is only set to grow
Andrew Southern talks about the company’s expansion plans and the lessons learned from the pandemic.
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PBSA sector needs government help
Editor: With students across the UK having been hit hard financially by the pandemic as they pay for unused student accommodation, the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector also finds itself disrupted by financial turmoil as it tries to resolve the issue without support from the government (‘ Unite offers students ...
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Barings forward funds two PBSA schemes for £43.8m
Barings has agreed to forward fund two purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets in London and Manchester for £43.8m on behalf of a value-add investment strategy.
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Rengen puts £124m portfolio up for sale
Portfolio comprises 17 student and resi assets in Bristol, Bath and Worcester
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PBSA remains resilient despite Brexit
Editor: There are no signs that Brexit will negatively impact international student figures .