Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Coliving developer and operator re:shape has gained planning permission from Tower Hamlets Borough in London for a mixed-use development between Bethnal Green and London Fields.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: Bain Capital and Sattva Group have partnered with the co-living operator Colive to launch a pan-India real estate platform dedicated to rental housing.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteULN editor George Sell talks to Westley Thurley, European real estate segment leader at Schneider Electric, about the potential for smart building systems to help living sector developers and operators meet ESG targets. Filmed at PropTech Connect 2025 in London.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteULN editor George Sell talks to PassiveLogic CEO Troy Harvey about a new building automation platform. Filmed at PropTech Connect 2025 in London.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Steve Reed, the Labour MP for Streatham and Croydon North and former leader of Lambeth Council, has been appointed as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Housing minister and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has resigned over failing to pay enough stamp duty on a holiday home and breaking the ministerial code.
Reading Time: 17 minutesThe IHM editorial team – George Sell, Eloise Hanson, Priya Khaira and Claudia Shergna – spotlight 26 influential leaders across travel, hospitality and real estate who are set to make a major impact in the year ahead.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Property management company Fresh, the management arm of developer Watkin Jones, has been appointed to launch Fitz & Knox, the first coliving scheme in Wales.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDominik Graetz of DigitalNewX looks at the potential for the human-centric application of AI to real estate and urban development to create better buildings and user-friendy neighbourhoods.
Reading Time: 4 minutesJemma Shorrock of Boyer looks at ways the UK could return to 1977, the last time 300,000 new homes were delivered in a year.
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