Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Build-to-rent (BTR) starts on site in the UK fell by 79 per cent in the year to June 2026, according to new figures from Real Estate:UK.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Urban Living Festival has today unveiled a transformative new format for its 2027 edition, removing the cost barrier for pre-approved landlords, developers, operators and investors/capital sources to attend, and opening its doors to the entire hospitality and living ecosystem.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) has acquired 222 single-family rental (SFR) homes from housebuilder Bellway.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Aberdeen has appointed VervLife to manage four build-to-rent assets, which were previously operated by John Lewis Partnership (JLP).
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Tower Hamlets Council has granted permission for a new 54-storey residential tower in Canary Wharf to provide 820 homes as part of a large mixed-use development.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Think tank Centre for London is calling on councils to develop build-to-rent (BTR) homes for key workers and middle-income households, to help improve rental affordability and increase housing supply in London.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has entered the single-family rental (SFR) market via the RLAM Living Fund with the forward-funding of a 284-home scheme on Riverpark Road in Manchester.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: HMRC has filed a winding-up petition against commercial real estate firm Avison Young, which has 11 offices across the UK.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Build-to-rent (BTR) investment reached a record £2.08 billion in Q2 2026, while viability pressures continue to affect new developments in regional towns and cities, according to Knight Frank.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Angela Rayner has been appointed housing secretary for a second time, as new prime minister Andy Burnham has selected his first cabinet.
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