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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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Global asset manager Aviva Investors and European real estate specialist Amro Partners have launched a joint venture to invest in purpose-built student accommodation across
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Specialist real estate finance provider Maslow Capital has provided a £122 million development finance facility to Definition Capital to support a major mixed-use regeneration
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Lloyds Living has confirmed the appointment of Matt Burgess as its new CEO, succeeding Andy Hutchinson, who stepped down earlier this year. Burgess, who
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Student accommodation operator Nido Living has partnered with PMS provider eviivo to expand its ‘flex living’ model across Iberia, adapting student housing for short-stay
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Brent Council has approved plans to demolish a Matalan store in Cricklewood Broadway and replace it with two new blocks providing 826 student bed
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Revised plans for a coliving scheme on Scotland Street in Sheffield city centre have been approved, following an earlier refusal in 2023. IIHG Capital,
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Aviva, Moda, and public sector partners agree £200m+ deal to deliver 1,000-home BTR community in Birmingham
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