Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Canada Life Asset Management has completed a £129 million fixed-rate loan for Cortland to refinance debt on a build-to-rent (BTR) scheme near Manchester.
Reading Time: 23 minutesIHM’s editorial team – George Sell, editor-in-chief; Eloise Hanson, editor – hospitality; and Priya Khaira, editor, short-term rentals – offer their insights on the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping travel, hospitality, and real estate in 2026.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Landlord Grainger has agreed to forward-fund and acquire a 195-home build-to-rent (BTR) scheme in Chiswick, West London, via its joint venture with Places for London.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hilton has partnered with flexible hospitality operator Placemakr to launch the Apartment Collection, with bookings available via Hilton channels in the first half of 2026.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Coliving operator Coliwoo has entered into a sale-and-leaseback agreement to dispose of its Pasir Panjang property, owned and managed by subsidiary Coliwoo PP.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Student housing developer and operator Fusion Group has received planning consent for a 507-bedroom PBSA scheme in Southampton.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer Grantside has secured a senior funding package from Pluto Finance, with additional part-funding from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, for the development of Hive in Sheffield
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill received Royal Assent today, with plans to build 1.5 million homes now becoming law.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Developer Watkin Jones and funding partner Maslow Capital have jointly acquired a £101.7 million GDV site in Bristol with plans to build a 484-bed PBSA asset.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: A joint venture between Landau Properties, Third Millennium Group and Midtown Equities has received $213 million in financing for a mixed-use project in Brooklyn.
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