Part of the old Players factory in Radford could be transformed into a “student mansion”.
Plans have been unveiled to turn the building in Radford Boulevard, now used as offices, into six large flats containing 88 bedrooms in total.
Named The Student Mansion, the complex is planned by Jamil Ahmad, of Nationwide Property Ltd, which owns the building, opposite Castle Marina Park …
Groups to put heads together to look at raft of property problems in St Andrews.
The high cost and critical shortage of housing in St Andrews has inspired the establishment of a new community initiative which aims to solve one of the most enduring problems affecting the town.
Several organisations have joined forces to examine and assess the housing situation in St Andrews, where the demands of the local population versus student accommodation are often at loggerheads …
A 200-room halls of residence may be forced to close because of an over supply of student accommodation.
Impact Housing fears for the future of the Old Brewery residences, even though it is cheaper than others. The Old Brewery in Carlisle, run by Impact Housing Association, has managed to fill just 117 of its rooms this year and fears it is losing out to new developments in nearby Denton Holme.
It is a situation in sharp contrast to last year when there was a desperate scramble to find accommodation for a bumper intake at the University of Cumbria ahead of the introduction of tuition fees …
A grade II listed building in the city centre could be turned into student flats.
DMC Estates Ltd wants to revamp the building, in Shakespeare Street, and create 52 apartments. It has submitted the plans to Nottingham City Council.
The building was built in about 1850 as a town house but its last use was as an adult education centre by the University of Nottingham …
Liverpool city centre effectively runs out of flats to rent when students start university each September, according to a startling report.
The population of the city centre and waterfront now stands at 36,000 with the trend for city living showing no sign of slowing down.
But City Residential’s latest quarterly report also warned the boom in the building student accommodation bubble could be about to burst …
A former bus depot once earmarked for a five-star hotel and conference centre is now set to be developed as student flats complex.
The owner of the Southgates bus station, off Peacock Lane, Leicester, said the economic downturn had forced it to rethink its plans. Developer Applegate said there was greater demand for good-quality student accommodation than for upmarket hotel rooms.
Its scheme would have 435 flats, housing nearly 700 students …
A record £2bn has been invested in student accommodation in the UK in the first three quarters of 2012 – an increase of 145% on that invested in the first nine months of 2011 – reports CBRE.As well as rising investment, CBRE said it had pinpointed a number of changing trends.
Investors are now deploying more capital outside of London than within it, as over half of total investment in 2012 to date has been in the regions other than London.
The sector is also witnessing larger deals than before …
Work has begun on a multi-million-pound block of student flats which will also include a small Sainsbury’s supermarket.
Builders are now on site in Ebrington Street and Trafalgar Street, in the city centre, having already demolished the empty Frobisher House office and retail block, and another empty building behind it called Fleet House.
A team from Midas Construction is involved in a year-long project, not scheduled to end until September 2013, which will see two blocks of flats built, one on either side of Trafalgar Street …
The postgraduate system in the UK’s universities is failing to produce the number of highly skilled staff needed by a modern economy, a report warns.
The Higher Education Commission says the system is geared towards attracting overseas students, rather than training more UK students.
The report warns that the UK is falling behind in investing in research …
The new campus will focus on science, engineering, technology, mathematics and business, as well as including new student accommodation.
And the scheme is expected to bring in £37 million to the economy — potentially creating 11,000 new jobs.
The scheme was unanimously approved by Neath Port Talbot Council planners back in February and has been seen as a major coup for the area …
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