
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Packaged Living has expanded its in-house property management business through the acquisition of Apo Group’s third-party operations.

Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Chancellor John Healey’s Budget has received a less than enthusiastic reception from real estate professionals.

Reading Time: 3 minutesItaly: Greystar will be expanding to Italy, its ninth European market, with its first development in the country for a 400-bed student housing community in Bologna.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: United Trust Bank (UTB) has provided £35.5 million to support a new mixed-use build-to-rent (BTR) development in south-west London.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Lette, an AI operating system for institutional residential operators, has raised $6.5 million in seed funding to scale its UK operations.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Development partners Urban Splash and igloo have entered into a legal agreement with Liverpool City Council to redevelop the former Festival Gardens site on Liverpool’s south waterfront.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: ARK Living has expanded its student accommodation portfolio with the launch of the 333-bed ARK Valentine in Gants Hill.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Orka Investments has acquired the Vista Square purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Liverpool.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Developer Landsec has shelved its plans for the redevelopment of Lewisham Shopping Centre, which secured planning consent in October 2025.

Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: A new report from Close Brothers Property Finance and the Housing Forum, with data partner JLL, has revealed the link between urban prosperity and the living sector.
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