Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Bluecastle Capital has acquired a development site in the centre of Cardiff for what will be the tallest building in Wales.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Investment in BTR for the first half of 2024 reached just over £2.6 billion, surpassing the previous half-year high of £2.3 billion set in 2021, according to latest figures from Knight Frank.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Watkin Jones has topped out on a 718 apartment BTR development, Tai Afon, which forms part of the wider Central Quay masterplan in Cardiff.
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: Savills latest report on the UK BTR sector says that £300 billion is needed to meet the future household growth requirements, of an additional million homes in the Private Rented Sector by 2031.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Property investor and developer Downing is cofounding a new real estate investment management business, which will be led by Jessica Hardman, former head of European portfolio management and UK CEO at global investment manager DWS.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Torsion Group has formed a joint venture with Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) to deliver a £53 million development at Hollis Croft, Sheffield.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ireland: Real estate fund manager Hines and Dutch pension fund asset manager APG have secured €91.5 million refinancing from PGIM Real Estate for a 431-unit BTR scheme in Dublin.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: A mixed-use scheme consisting of new offices, homes and student accommodation is being created at a major urban regeneration project near Bristol’s Temple Meads station.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Global: A new report from PMS provider Lavanda has revealed that 85 per cent of BTR, PBSA and coliving portfolios are planning to increase the number of shorter-term leases they offer.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The OpRe conference was held in London last week and attracted a wide range of professionals from asset classes across the hospitality and living sectors.
