By Ali Lyon A housing impact investment fund run out of Lloyds Banking Group has snapped up a new 397 bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Stratford in a deal worth nearly £300m. The Housing Growth Partnership (HGP), which is a joint venture between Lloyds and Homes England and was set up increase the supply of affordable housing, made the forward purchase from London-listed Watkin Jones, one of the UK’s leading build-to-rent specialists. The transaction is the first between the two parties and was delivered through an innovative structure, the receipts from which will…