Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Orka Investments has formed a joint venture with an unnamed global institutional real estate investor to acquire purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets across the UK.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Starlight Investments has topped out at Trinity Heights, a 60-storey build-to-rent (BTR) in Manchester.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Development finance lender Atelier has completed a £21.7 million for the development of a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) block in Birmingham.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Developer HUB has submitted proposals for a mixed-use development in Hackney, on a site near Old Street.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Build to Rent (BTR) investment volumes in 2025 totalled just under £4.7 billion, according to preliminary data from CBRE.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Bridges Fund Management has successfully closed the Bridges Property Alternatives Fund VI with total commitments of more than £440 million.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The IKEA property investment arm has strengthened its senior leadership team with a new managing director.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSentinel Real Estate has hired Ben Sanderson as managing director, to lead the firm’s entry into the UK living sector.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Unite Students has also launched a £100 million share buyback programme and reiterated its full-year guidance as its university partners show continued demand.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Retail entrepreneur Mike Ashley has taken a stake in Grainger, Britain’s largest listed residential landlord.
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