
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Homes England has officially launched the National Housing Bank, with the aim of supporting the delivery of up to 500,000 new homes.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Oaktree Capital Management is considering bringing its UK and Ireland build-to-rent (BTR) platform to market.

Reading Time: 2 minutesPension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has acquired Ebb & Flow, a fully let 598-unit build-to-rent (BTR) development in Reading.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Led by accommodations pioneer Tim Butler, a new living platform has hired Richard Simpson to head its investment division.

Reading Time: 2 minutesDeveloper Cavan Companies has acquired a site for The Bungalows at Prairie Hills, a planned 154-home single-story build-to-rent (BTR) community in Papillion, Nebraska.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The government has unveiled the locations of seven New Towns, which are expected to deliver at least 10,000 new homes each.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Knight Frank’s UK Multifamily Market Outlook 2026 report has highlighted the potential of low-to mid-rise schemes to boost developer pipelines.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Third-party living sector operating company Colby River has appointed Jackie Robinson as managing director of Colby River Property Management.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer and operator Essential living has put Maidenhead build-to-rent property Berkshire House on the market.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has given Barking Riverside Limited (BRL) the green light to nearly double the amount of homes on the site.
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