Student accommodation

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  Scape Living secures £105m loan for Hammersmith student scheme

  2024-01-24T10:25:00+00:00By David Parsley

  NatWest and Virgin Money to fund west London development.

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  Watkin Jones swings to full-year loss as it eyes 2024 recovery

  2024-01-23T11:19:00+00:00By David Parsley

  The student accommodation and build-to-rent developer went into the red during the 12 months to the end of last September.

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  Green light for major Manchester life sciences and PBSA scheme

  2024-01-19T09:58:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  The Property Alliance Group, Moda Living and Williams Motor Holdings have secured planning permission for a £450m life science facilities and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Manchester.

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  Aviva Investors pays £150m for student digs portfolio

  2024-01-18T10:03:00+00:00By David Parsley

  Aviva Investors has acquired a portfolio of six student assets and a mixed-use commercial investment for £150m.

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  Zenzic launches £500m student digs strategy

  2024-01-15T09:12:00+00:00By David Parsley

  Zenzic Capital has launched a £500m UK student accommodation strategy with an initial five schemes.

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  Unite reports letting increase for 2024/5 and expects 5% rent rise

  2024-01-09T10:00:00+00:00By David Parsley

  Student accommodation giant Unite has told investors lettings for the start of next year’s academic year are ahead of 2023/24 and rents are forecast to rise by 5%.

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  Patron and Curation JV acquires £15m 140-bed Birmingham PBSA scheme

  2024-01-05T09:46:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Pan-European institutional investor Patron Capital on behalf of its joint venture with investment manager Curation Capital has acquired a 136-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Birmingham.

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  Unite begins construction on £185m east London PBSA scheme

  2024-01-03T10:05:00+00:00By David Parsley

  Student accommodation giant Unite has begun construction of an £185m property in Stratford, east London.

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  Moorfield agrees £15.6m loan from Investec for Lincoln student scheme

  2023-12-14T10:06:00+00:00By David Parsley

  Investec Real Estate has provided Moorfield Group with a £15.6m loan to fund the development of a 293-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) campus in Lincoln.

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  A year in review: Residential

  2023-12-14T00:00:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  While it was a challenging year for housing, with housebuilders’ profits falling and the rental sector beset by government U-turns, later living got its own taskforce and PBSA performed well.

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  Long Harbour and Rosethorn Capital Partners launch PBSA JV

  2023-12-12T12:15:00+00:00By Lewis Berrill

  Specialist real estate investment, development and management firm Long Harbour is expanding into purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) through a joint venture (JV) with Rosethorn Capital Partners.

• BlackRock raises €774m for Europe Property Fund VI to capitalise on repricing

  2023-12-11T15:43:00+00:00By Madeleine Knight

  BlackRock Private Markets has raised €774m (£662m) in initial commitments from global institutional investors at the first closing of the BlackRock Europe Property Fund VI (EFVI).

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