UK SFA integrates into the ARL
George Sell
June 10, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The UK Single Family Association (UK SFA) will integrate into the Association for Rental Living (ARL) as of 10 June 2024.
Can traditional BTR learn from the successes of suburban BTR?
Andy Jones
June 5, 2024
Reading Time: 6 minutes The challenges of transferring the values of urban BTR to suburban BTR have forced innovation in the sector. And now the lessons learnt can be used to reinvigorate the traditional urban BTR model, says Andy Jones of Leaders Romans Group.
Citra Living secures Edinburgh apartments from Barratt
George Sell
June 4, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Citra Living, the BTR arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has acquired 87 new homes in Edinburgh from Barratt Developments.
Blackstone and Regis buy £580 million portfolio from housebuilder Vistry
George Sell
June 4, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Blackstone Real Estate and its partner Regis Group have agreed terms with Vistry Group for the delivery of around 1,750 new homes.
Rangeford opens Surrey later living scheme
George Sell
May 21, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Rangeford Villages has opened Homewood Grove, a later living development for the over 60s in Chertsey, Surrey.
Amro secures London retail park for £400 million resi-led regeneration
George Sell
May 16, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Amro Partners has acquired Lewisham Retail Park in south-east London, and develop a major residential-led scheme on the site.
Birmingham BTR scheme breaks ground
George Sell
May 9, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Developer Cordia UK has broken ground on The Lampworks, a BTR development which has been backed by funding from Octopus Real Estate.
Hines gets green light for London mixed-use tower
George Sell
April 30, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: US developer and investor Hines has secured planning consent for three towers at a site near Blackfriars Bridge on the south bank of the Thames.
PGIM appoints Wise Living for north-west SFR portfolio
George Sell
April 18, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Wise Living has announced has been appointed by PGIM Real Estate to manage and let a 918-home SFR portfolio in the north-west of England.
Changes to planning use classes: The next stage in the evolution of permitted development rights
James Doherty
April 16, 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutes Recent changes to permitted development rights are welcome, but with the housing crisis worsening, the flexibility of the new Class MA should be extended further, says James Doherty of Boyer.