Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Landmark Properties, the largest developer of student accommodation in the US, has been given the green light for a Birmingham city centre PBSA scheme.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer and operator Essential living has put Maidenhead build-to-rent property Berkshire House on the market.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: United Trust Bank (UTB) Structured Property Finance has completed a £35 million structured stabilisation facility for an office-to-residential conversion near Heathrow Airport.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Spaces to Places has launched Office Tier List, which it describes as the property industry’s first independent verification platform designed to help office providers stand out in an increasingly crowded flex market.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK/India: VerbaFlo, the conversational AI platform, has raised a $7 million seed round, led by Pi Labs, with participation from Haatch, Navigate Ventures, Old College Capital – the University of Edinburgh’s in-house venture investment fund, and a group of global family offices, alongside follow-on commitments from anchor investors.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: As the largest tenancy reform in decades looms on 1 May 2026, build-to-rent (BTR) operators must shift their focus from occupancy to revenue protection and long-term yield resilience, says Merilee Karr of UnderTheDoormat Group.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Goodstone Living has reached practical completion of its 373-unit Dockside build-to-rent (BTR) development in Edinburgh.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Avalon Partners, a specialist living sector consultancy has launched to support developers, investors and operators.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteULN editor George Sell talks to three founder members of the new BTR Taskforce.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Greystar has acquired third-party management company Native Communities from Ares Management.
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