Projects
We currently have a range of projects in progress, but here is a selection that have been completed.
London – Quebec House
Date Completed – Ongoing Instruction
Location – Kingston, London
Type – Operational Consultancy
Detail – Purpose built in 2010 providing 130 studio rooms over five upper floors, including amenity space and located in a prime location a short walk from Kingston University.
Client – DTZ Investment Management
Warwick – Progress House
Date Completed – December 2024
Location – Warwick
Type – Forward Funding Sale
Detail – Located within a mile of Warwick University’s main campus, the scheme once complete will comprise 544 bedspaces, plus ancillary communal space, commercial space and car parking.
Anticipated Practical Completion – Summer 2027
Client – Gilltown Ltd
Bath – Scala
Date Completed – September 2023
Location – Oldfield Park, Bath
Type – Sale at PC of Newly built/converted PBSA block
Detail – The scheme is formed of the redeveloped Scala cinema building with the addition of a rear extension and a new build Courtyard building to provide 88 student bedspaces in a mix of ensuite rooms (92%) and self-contained studios (8%), which were completed for the 2023/24 academic year. The development includes ancillary communal facilities, a new Co-Op retail unit and commercial space to be utilised as a dance studio, and was sold to the University of Bath.
Client – Rengen Developments
Bath – Thornbank Gardens
Date Completed – September 2023
Location – Oldfield Park, Bath
Type – Existing Asset Purchase (Joint Agent)
Detail – Purpose built in 2001 providing 223 bedspaces across four blocks in a mix of ensuite (94%) and studio (6%) rooms subject to an ongoing occupational lease agreement to the University of Bath.
Client – CBRE Investment Management
Bath – Eveleigh Waterside
Date Completed – September 2023
Location – Bath
Type – Operational Investment Sale
Detail – Converted office building completed in two phases in 2021 and 2022, comprising 62 ensuite rooms in a mix of studios (77%) and twodios (23%). The building includes ancillary communal space and a self contained office space split across ground and basement levels, with car parking spaces in a private courtyard, and was sold to the University of Bath.
Client – Rengen Developments and Longacre Estates
Newcastle – Charlotte House
Date Completed – April 2023
Location – Newcastle
Type – Non-Operational Investment Sale (Joint Agent)
Detail – Attractive and prominent Grade II Listed student accommodation located in the city centre comprising 109 direct let student bedrooms arranged in 21 cluster flats. Sold as a long leasehold interest with the opportunity to refurbish or redevelop into alternative uses.
Client – CBRE Investment Management
Dorchester – Hancock House
Date Completed – April 2023
Location – Dorchester
Type – Affordable Housing Development – Sale Advisory
Detail – Located in central Dorchester within the Brewery Square regeneration quarter, comprising 63 one and two bedroom flats, including 32 car parking spaces.
Client – Footstep Living
Bath – Hollis Building
Date Completed – September 2022
Location – Bath
Type – Site Sale
Detail – Consented site adjacent to the River Avon in an established PBSA location for a mixed use development comprising 120 student bedspaces with communal space and 863.8 sq. m of Class B storage and distribution space.
Client – Watkin Property Ventures & Longacre Estates
Norwich – New Gate Place
Date Completed – May 2022
Location – Norwich
Type – Site Sale (Joint Agent)
Detail – Prime city centre site with consent for 252 purpose-built bedspaces arranged over ground and six upper floors in a mix of ensuite cluster rooms (77%) and self-contained studios (23%), with 113 sq. m of amenity space.
Client – Osborne Developments
Colchester - Elmstead Place
Date Completed – June 2022
Location – Colchester
Type – Operational (Direct let) Investment Sale (Joint Agent)
Detail – Situated adjacent to the University of Essex’s Wivenhoe Park Campus, the property comprises 138 bedspaces and reached practical completion in 2020. Accommodation is a mix of ensuite clusters (89%) and studios (11%) arranged primarily within 15 self-contained townhouses.
Client – Osborne Developments
Derby - Darley Bank
Date Completed – May 2021
Location – Derby
Type – Existing Asset Purchase
Detail – The scheme comprises a prime long income investment opportunity comprising 405 bedspaces which is subject to an occupational lease to the University of Derby
Client – CBRE Global Investors
Sheffield - Rockingham House
Date Completed – August 2021
Location – Sheffield
Type – Site Sale
Detail – The scheme comprises a prime Sheffield city centre conversion opportunity with planning for student accommodation. The ground floor comprises retail units which are currently let to two operators
Client – Aegon Asset Management
Oxford – Slade Park
Date Completed – December 2020
Location – Oxford
Type – Existing Asset Sale
Detail – The scheme comprises 374 student bedspaces arranged as 350 ensuite bedrooms in cluster flats and 24 self-contained studios
Client – Aberdeen Standard Investments
Manchester – Church Inn
Date Completed – January 2021
Location – Manchester
Type – Forward Funding Aquisition
Detail – The scheme once complete is for the erection of purpose build managed student accommodation comprising 62 self-contained studios arranged over 8 floors with associated communal areas and amenity space
Anticipated Practical Completion – June 2022
Client – Barings Real Estate LLP
Bath – Bath Cricket Club
Date Completed – November 2020
Location – Bath
Type – Forward Funding Sale
Detail – The scheme once complete will comprise 136 bedspaces arranged as 128 ensuite bedrooms in cluster flats and 8 self-contained studios
Anticipated Practical Completion – Summer 2022
Client – Gilltown Limited
Bermondsey – 70-89 Alscot Road
Date Completed – December 2020
Location – Bermondsey, London
Type – Forward Funding Acquisition
Detail – The scheme once complete is for the erection of purpose-built managed student accommodation comprising 143 ensuite clusters and self-contained studios arranged over seven floors along with associated communal areas and amenity space
Anticipated Practical Completion – July 2022
Client – Barings Real Estate LLP