Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Starlight Investments has acquired a build-to-rent (BTR) development in Maidenhead, Berkshire, from Countryside Properties for an undisclosed sum.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Lloyds Living has confirmed the appointment of Matt Burgess as its new CEO, succeeding Andy Hutchinson, who stepped down earlier this year. Burgess, who
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Last night the Central London Alliance held an open forum in Westminster, which featured six panels addressing the challenges and opportunities facing London’s economy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLloyds Living has acquired Start Living, a 610-home SFR portfolio established through a joint venture between Gatehouse Living Group and TPG Real Estate.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Analysis from planning consultancy Lanpro predicts that the government’s housing delivery target of 1.5 million homes over the course of the current parliament is likely to be missed by around 50 per cent.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteULN editor George Sell talks to Gary McLuskey, managing director of global design at Greystar, about how good housing responds to market demand, and why we urgently need to be building more housing of all tenures. Filmed at The District 2025 in Barcelona.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteULN editor George Sell talks to David Woodward, CEO of GAA Living, about the living sector in mainland Europe, future consolidation in the coliving space, the potential for ‘garden style’ BTR developments in the UK and more.
Reading Time: 1 minuteUK/US: Specialist development and bridging lender Pluto Finance has partnered with Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies (BREDS) to provide funding solutions to real estate owners
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Around 300 professionals from across the living, hospitality and flex workspace sectors attended the 2025 Urban Living Festival in London this week.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: London’s housing delivery has reached a critical tipping point, with industry voices including developer Pocket Living and the Home Builders Federation (HBF), calling the government for an urgent reform.
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