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The spectre of more student housing in Kingston brought so many residents to a planning hearing Kingston Council workers had to find extra chairs to accommodate them.

Flats for 140 students in High Street could still be built despite being refused by councillors in January, and about 30 residents of South Lane and surrounding roads descended on the Guildhall to put across their views.

Real estate investors Enstar Capital have appealed the councillors’ decision and the Planning Inspectorate …

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A new report reveals that demand for student property in the North West has boomed over the last 12 months, with an overall 45% increase in the number of investors vying for student lets.

There’s been an explosion of interest in student property, particularly in Salford and Liverpool, according to Mistoria Group, leading student property investment specialists.

The firm has seen a 60% increase in demand for student property from overseas investors; a 40% increase from UK property investors; and a 35% increase from retirees …

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In May 2014 we conducted the Student Property Market Survey 2014, our chance to connect with landlords across the UK.

The results of the survey are always interesting as they tell us landlord fears and hopes for the future, and help us understand the mindset of the industry from year to year.

This year the results proved no less fascinating …

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A £1.1bn open-ended property fund that was forced to suspend redemptions last July is seeking liquidity through an initial public offering.

According to an intention to float document posted to the stock exchange this week, the Brandeaux Student Accommodation Fund wants to raise at least £400m from institutional investors under the less tainted ‘Liberty Living’ brand – the name of the Brandeaux subsidiary that manages the student digs.

The money will be used to repay frustrated shareholders in the existing open-ended vehicle, including many private investors …

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Developers are forging ahead with plans for hundreds more student rooms in Cambridge – with one new proposal submitted and another redrawn.

The new application is for the site of two former shops at Mackays in East Road, where 34 studios could be constructed in a five-storey building.

Meanwhile HUB Residential has revealed new designs for redevelopment of Wests Garage on the corner of Newmarket Road and River Lane …

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A survey has found widespread opposition to construction of more than 300 student flats on a former garage site in Cambridge.

Romsey residents said they would much prefer to see housing built on the Priory Motors plot next to the planned mosque in Mill Road.

McLaren Property is drawing up proposals to built 331 student rooms in a four-storey development, but residents have said this would do nothing to tackle the city’s housing crisis …

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Purpose-built student housing in 14 UK university cities and towns has ‘First Class’ possibilities for investors, according to a new report from Savills.

The 2014 rankings report shows that investment in the student housing market is around £5 billion in the past two years and forecasts transactions worth £2.5 billion this year.

Its analysis ranks 14 university towns and cities as ‘first class’ – Aberdeen, Bath, Bournemouth, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Kingston upon Thames, London, Newcastle upon Tyne, Oxford and St Andrews …

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Plans for 12 student cluster flats, to house 34 students in Eagle Yard in Tudor Street have been registered with the city council.

If given the go-ahead the present buildings would be demolished.

The buildings are partly sited over Higher Leat, a medieval water course …

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Property investment house Brandeaux has confirmed that it will list its stricken Brandeaux Student Accommodation fund on the stock market as it seeks to repay investors.

The open-ended fund was suspended in July 2013, along with the rest of Brandeaux’s range, following higher redemption requests and problems with market liquidity. The firm has been examining ways to boost liquidity since.

An announcement to the London Stock Exchange says that the fund, which was valued at £1.1bn on 30 April, will go through an initial public offering and then acquired by Brandeaux-owned brand Liberty Living …

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A Portsmouth university student accommodation shortage is being tackled with plans for a new 830-bed building in the city centre.

Developer Unite Students bought the site at Greetham Street from Portsmouth City Council and will be submitting plans for studio and shared flats.

The university provides about 2,800 purpose-built student homes and had 18,300 undergraduates in 2013 …

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