OakNorth to fund Nottingham PBSA scheme
George Sell
August 7, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: OakNorth has provided a loan to support the development of a PBSA development in Nottingham.
Green light for Cornish zero carbon student scheme
George Sell
August 2, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Developer Verto has been granted planning permission for what is says is “the world’s first zero-carbon student community” in Falmouth.
Milton Keynes BTR scheme gets the go ahead
George Sell
August 2, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: BTR developer, investor and operator PLATFORM_ has secured planning permission for 355 BTR apartments in Milton Keynes city centre.
Watkin Jones and HGP form JV for Stratford student scheme
George Sell
July 29, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Watkin Jones plc and Housing Group Partnership have formed a joint venture to deliver a £120 million, 397-bed PBSA development in Stratford, east London.
Major low carbon student scheme in Bristol completed
George Sell
July 15, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Purdown View, a 900-bed PBSA development at UWE Bristol’s Frenchay campus, has been completed.
Watkin Jones tops out at Cardiff BTR scheme
George Sell
July 10, 2024
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.
Downing hires Hardman to head new real estate IM business
George Sell
July 10, 2024
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.
Torsion and HGP form JV for Yorkshire BTR scheme
George Sell
July 8, 2024
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.
Invesco buys Manchester site for 261-bed PBSA scheme
George Sell
July 5, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Invesco Real Estate has acquired a development site with Manchester, and plans to develop a 261-bed PBSA scheme with Alumno.
Reflections from OpRE: living sector transcends lukewarm investor sentiment
George Sell
July 1, 2024
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.