Commercial Property How to put to bed the eternal student housing crisisGovernment funding for student accommodation schemes is encouraging, but we need to do much more to resolve the university accommodation crisis, writes
Housing New building rules to reduce cost of student accommodation - ministers Rents at new, purpose-built student accommodation blocks currently €1,800 per month
Commercial Property Analysis: Student digs and hotels more viable than city centre resi schemesHotel and student accommodation out-do city centre residential development deals
Education DCU records almost €5m profit from student beds in 2022 The college plans to significantly expand its portfolio of on-campus accommodation in the coming years
Housing State to pay €40m to help DCU build over 400 ‘unviable’ student bedsThe strategy marks the first time the state has provided direct financial support in the construction of student accommodation amid surging inflation
Planning Dublin student village refused planning permission to prevent ‘overbearing’ on nearby propertiesHazelwood has sought permission to build two new rooms for its shared accommodation on Botanic Avenue
Education Harris aims to halve third-level education feesMinister says he wants to increase income thresholds so more students can benefit from the proposed cuts and increase grants
Housing Universities warned state over inflation and planning issues amid student housing shortageSeveral universities told the government their attempts to create new beds were being disrupted by cost pressures or issues with planning permission
education Intellectual capital: Can the government afford to cut fees, increase grants and provide hundreds of millions more for third-level funding?The government admitted last week that the third-level sector was underfunded to the tune of €307 million a year, and promised to rectify this over the next three budgets. But where will the money come from?
Demand for student digs drives sales of purpose-built projectsOver €680 million was invested in PBSA between 2018 to 2021, with a further €80 million worth of deals currently being considered by investors
Yugo says Dublin needs more student accommodation as it announces new 235-bed block US operator expects its strongest-ever year in Irish market as it reaches full occupancy across its ten properties
‘Backdoor’ approval of tourism accommodation at student sites criticisedTwo Labour senators have said it is inappropriate for student accommodation providers to re-appropriate facilities to house tourists and business travellers
Uninest wins approval to convert 571 student beds to tourist accommodationAccommodation provider said it did not anticipate its international student market recovering in the coming academic year
