Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has submitted a planning application to Reading Borough Council to transform a former distribution warehouse into rental housing.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Scape Group has appointed Martijn Vos as CEO Europe for its Scape and Morro brands.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Watkin Jones has reached practical completion on the first phase of its 551-bed BTR scheme in Sherlock Quarter, Sherlock Street, Birmingham.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has provided a loan of £31.3 million to developer Placefirst, to support the delivery of BTR schemes in Bolton and Halifax.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Bristol City Council has granted planning permission for a mixed-use BTR, aparthotel and hotel scheme in Temple Quarter.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: A group of shareholders owning nearly 20 per cent of PRS REIT, which owns more than 5,000 BTR homes across the UK, are calling for the removal of chair Stephen Smith and a strategic review of the business.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: The JV partners developing a BTR scheme off Manchester’s Arundel Street have made several changes to the project.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Citra Living, the BTR arm of Lloyds Banking Group, is launching an energy use study across rental units in Nottingham.
Reading Time: 18 minutes Worldwide: The IHM editorial team have created a list of 25 influential leaders across travel, hospitality and real estate who they believe have a big 12 months ahead of them.
Reading Time: 4 minutes BTR has the potential to increase the quality and quantity of UK housing delivery, but planning policy is not keeping up with the sector’s evolution, says Emily Grapes of Carter Jonas.
