Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Nova Co-Living has submitted plans to convert two vacant buildings in Sunderland city centre into a £5 million co-living development with 63 private studios.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Airbnb has expanded its offering beyond accommodation by partnering with London flexible workspace provider Oneder to enable users to book day passes, private offices and meeting rooms through the platform.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has agreed to acquire a 114-home build-to-rent (BTR) development in Bolton for around £19 million, supporting the final phase of the town’s Moor Lane regeneration project.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Aprirose Real Estate has begun a major refurbishment programme at Central Studios in Reading as part of a wider strategy to reposition the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: BentallGreenOak (BGO) and Stoneweg have launched Welco Living, a new flexible accommodation brand backed by a €500 million investment programme aimed at building a major flex living platform across Spain.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: A 300-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Kingston has been put up for sale, offering investors exposure to one of London’s strongest student housing markets.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: Invel Real Estate has entered the Italian purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector with an €18 million investment in two developments in Milan and Padua.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Ridgeback Group have acquired Metra Living, the private rented sector (PRS) business of London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q), in a deal worth £1.045 billion.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans have been unveiled for a 570-bed PBSA scheme on the former Mamas & Papas site at West Quay Retail Park in Southampton.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has launched a $1.2 billion bid to acquire Japanese student housing company J.S.B., marking the private equity firm’s first take-private deal in Japan since opening its Tokyo office in 2025.
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