Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Fyma and GAA Living partner to bring behavioural data insights to build-to-rent sector.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Singapore-based Mapletree Investments is winding down its $1.3 billion (£1.02 billion) student accommodation fund after it fell well short of performance targets.
Reading Time: 12 minutesUK: Backlogs in asylum processing and chronic housing shortages have pushed hotels to the centre of the UK’s asylum accommodation system. With a 2029 deadline in place, the hospitality industry questions how realistic this transition is.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: King’s Cross asset manager The King’s Cross Group has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of three directors across portfolio, retail and marketing functions.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScotland: The University of Glasgow has entered into a £180m agreement with global investor Plenary Group to deliver the next phase of its campus development programme.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The IKEA property investment arm has strengthened its senior leadership team with a new managing director.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Riverdale Developments has acquired a 26-acre site in Surrey with a gross development value of £30 million, securing the land from Wates Developments in a deal brokered by Knight Frank.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer CLS has agreed the conditional sale of its Spring Gardens site in Vauxhall to residential developer London Square, in a deal valued at £70 million.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScotland: Glasgow City Council has approved plans for the city’s first large-scale coliving development, granting permission for a 19-storey residential tower in Tradeston.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteInvestment management arm Kajima Properties Europe (KPE) has secured PLN 770 million (€183 million) in five-year financing to refinance its Student Depot student accommodation portfolio in Poland.
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