Reading Time: 2 minutesItaly: European hospitality brand The Social Hub has opened two public parks in Rome and Florence as part of its €260 million (£222 million) private-sector investment into urban regeneration.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Prime minister Keir Starmer has announced the launch of Extract, a a new AI tool designed to speed up the processing of planning applications.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to end the use of asylum hotels by 2029 and is looking at alternative options such as student accommodation.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Manchester City Council has appointed CBRE to market a 2.75 acre development site. The site in Hulme sits adjacent to the A5103 Princess Road
Reading Time: 2 minutesDubai has launched the MENA region’s first government-backed tokenised real estate investment platform.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Birmingham City Council has approved Vita Group’s £245 million regeneration plan for the former Axis site on Holliday Street, paving the way for a mixed-use neighbourhood named Goods Station.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBGO Strategic Capital Partners and Hotel Capital Partners have acquired the Sydney Potts Point Central Apartment Hotel for AUS$31.5 million.
Reading Time: 2 minutesArchitects BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and developer A.R.M. Holding have revealed the first details of the Jebel Ali Racecourse transformation project.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSingapore: Tiny Pod, a pop-up hotel and coliving brand, is set to expand its hospitality portfolio with the opening of Train Pod @ one-north, made from a decommissioned MRT carriage, in the second half of 2025.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteULN speaks to Paul Fanning, executive director of asset management at Miral, about his role and the development of Yas Island.
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