{"id":405231,"date":"2025-09-07T12:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T12:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/405231\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T12:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T12:38:12","slug":"cbre-appointed-to-market-two-student-accommodation-assets-in-edinburgh-the-nen-north-edinburgh-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/405231\/","title":{"rendered":"CBRE appointed to market two Student Accommodation assets in Edinburgh \u2013 The NEN \u2013 North Edinburgh News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nen.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-Horn-House-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-Horn-House-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212785\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Global real estate advisor, CBRE, has been appointed by the University of Edinburgh to bring to market two well-located student accommodation (PBSA) assets in the south of the city.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">David Horn House and Kitchener House and are within walking distance of the University\u2019s King\u2019s Buildings campus. Both assets benefit from excellent transport links and proximity to key city amenities, including the forthcoming tram extension and major redevelopment plans at nearby Cameron Toll.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Comprising 48 and 60 student beds respectively, the buildings have a solid track record of student occupancy, reflecting consistent demand in a sought-after location. The assets offer potential for investors to either refurbish and retain them for student use or explore alternative uses, subject to consents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">David Horn House consists of four elegant townhouses combined into a single operational building, while Kitchener House is a distinctive former mansion with later extensions and mature external grounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nen.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kitchener-House-Photo-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kitchener-House-Photo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212786\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Damien Toner, Director of Estates at the University of Edinburgh, commented:<\/strong> <strong>\u201cEdinburgh remains a highly desirable location of choice for students, residents and visitors alike, with demand for competitive accommodation options consistent across the city.\u202f\u202f<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cGiven their size, character and condition, these sites offer a unique opportunity for developers in a sought-after location, and we are pleased to be working with CBRE to explore the market potential.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Steven Hendry, a Director in CBRE\u2019s Investment Property team in Edinburgh,\u00a0 added: \u201cWe are pleased to be working with the University of Edinburgh on this important instruction.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThese are two distinctive assets in a highly sought-after part of the city, offering both immediate student accommodation use, and clear potential for repositioning. With strong demand in Edinburgh\u2019s student market and the excellent proximity to King\u2019s Buildings, we expect these properties will attract strong interest from a wide range of investors.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The properties will be marketed on an individual and combined basis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Global real estate advisor, CBRE, has been appointed by the University of Edinburgh to bring to market two&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405232,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-405231","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115163057701774839","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}