Four to join Homes England board
Board will focus on sustainable delivery of affordable housing
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How North America is driving £16bn into UK development
US capital is being increasingly drawn to the expanding BTR market in new and different ways
Greystar to acquire Birmingham’s largest BTR scheme
US multifamily giant is in talks to forward fund the £160m One Eastside
The Collective’s VP of investments to return to Greystar
Adina David is to return to Greystar after 12 months at co-living developer The Collective.
Barking’s Be First acquires River Roding warehouse
Barking and Dagenham Council has bought the 82,246 sq ft premises from BlackRock for £11.9m
BNP Paribas provides third social impact loan
Peabody will use the five-year revolving credit facility to deliver affordable housing.
DWS acquires £600m student portfolio
Eight student schemes added to firm’s growing pipeline
Lister to leave Homes England
Chairman to leave after three years in role
Edinburgh tops rental yields for university towns
City tops Ideal Flatmate’s ranking of university towns
Hecurl to develop Northamptonshire’s first BTR scheme
Hector Newton and Curlew Capital joint venture plans build-to-rent scheme in Corby
Crawley locals criticise ‘grotesque’ garden village plan
New garden village plans meet resistance from The Ifield Society
Council challenges Khan’s Kensington Forum approval
A claim for a judicial review has been submitted which could see consent for the scheme revoked
Plans in for £500m Admiralty Arch hotel
The project comprises a 100-bedroom hotel and 12,000 sq ft of private members’ club and residences
Unite acquires 620-bed student scheme in Nottingham
Unite has exchanged contracts to acquire a 620-bed student scheme on Derby Road in Nottingham.
Foyles launches later living libraries
Bookseller Foyles has partnered with later living developer Elysian Residences
Sony takes space at Liverpool’s Echo Place
Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe has exchanged contracts to lease 65,000 sq ft at Echo Place
Union Investment acquires Dubin Docklands office
Union Investment has acquired a 160,000 sq ft office in Dublin’s South Docklands for more than €190m
Future Generation secures largest loan to date
Guildford project will deliver 533-bed student scheme
Cortland triples UK homes target with LIV buy
The US BTR operator plans to expand its newly-acquired property management business
£1bn glass tower dropped from Greenwich Peninsula
An elaborate £1bn glass building has been axed from the masterplan for the regeneration scheme
Regional rental expectations soar as supply shrinks
RICS reveals lettings instructions fell by 11% in July
Optivo secures £200m with social impact loan
Investment targets UK social impact goals
LondonMetric picks up Bognor Regis warehouse for £17.8m
Sale price reflects a net initial yield of 9%
Bellway completes record number of new homes
Housebuilder Bellway increases output for 10th successive year, completing 10,892 homes.
Tritax Big Box expands portfolio to nearly £4bn
Value of Tritax Big Box REIT’s portfolio increased by 12.6% during first-half of the year.
Savills’ profit slides as transactions hit Brexit bumps
Savills has reported a 7% decline in pretax profit to £24.7m in the first six months of 2019.
Petition to end PD ‘hobbit homes’ hits 1,000
Calls for office-to-resi developments to be strictly regulated
Telford agrees to CBRE acquisition
CBRE’s July bid accepted by shareholders
The Collective hires VP of investment management
Adam Francis will oversee built assets and manage investor relations
Brexit fears drive 31% drop in UK property investment
Fears over the economic impact of Brexit is ‘unsettling investors’
High street vacancy rate hits four-year high
Town centre retail vacancy rates were 10.3% in July – the highest level in four years.
OPDC bags £10m GLA loan
Mayor of London approves grant to kickstart development at the £26bn Old Oak development
Cortland acquires LIV Group
US-headquartered developer aims to deliver 10,000 homes
MyLondonHome abandons investment business
Richard Berridge will focus on sustainable BTR
Target Healthcare sees rents rise 2.8%
The REIT added £2.3m of annual rents during the quarter
ReSI’s retirement portfolio lifts results
Residential Secure Income has reported steady results driven by strength in its retirement portfolio
Aviva acquires Unilever’s German HQ
Aviva Investors Real Assets has agreed to acquire Neue Burg 1 in Hamburg.
Kier forecasts £100m turnover slump
Kier Group has warned its turnover will be £100m less than last year owing to stalled sales.
Addington appoints Columbia Threadneedle’s Dalrymple
Addington Capital has appointed David Dalrymple as asset management partner.
Places for People development director departs
Colin Rae has stepped down to launch his own business
Cubex seeks £65m for Bristol BTR scheme
Knight Frank has been instructed to secure forward funding for Finzels Reach development
Homes England redraws its blueprint for growth
The government’s housing agency is ramping up development with a goal to deliver 10,000 homes a year
New rental homes at an all-time high
Number of rental homes registered with the NHBC reached the highest levels on record in Q2.
Birmingham set for 61-storey skyscraper
Proposed 61-storey tower will be tallest in city
Homes England plans £3bn Crawley garden village
First phase will deliver 3,250 homes at Ifield site
Fortwell Capital makes first loan in Scotland
Loan is firm’s third care commitment this year
The Collective gets green light in Wandsworth
Wandsworth council approve the redevelopment of the scrap metal yard at Garratt Mills
LaSalle closes in on £400m Dandara portfolio
The 2,000 flats in the portfolio are all expected to complete this year
Khan approves Pentavia Retail Park BTR scheme
Revised plans boost affordable housing provision to 41%
L&G launches later living rental offer
It will offer a fixed rate starting at a £850 a month
