
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Steve Reed, the Labour MP for Streatham and Croydon North and former leader of Lambeth Council, has been appointed as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Housing minister and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has resigned over failing to pay enough stamp duty on a holiday home and breaking the ministerial code.

Reading Time: 17 minutesThe IHM editorial team – George Sell, Eloise Hanson, Priya Khaira and Claudia Shergna – spotlight 26 influential leaders across travel, hospitality and real estate who are set to make a major impact in the year ahead.

Reading Time: 4 minutesJemma Shorrock of Boyer looks at ways the UK could return to 1977, the last time 300,000 new homes were delivered in a year.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Construction group Galliford Try has completed the first phase of build-to-rent (BTR) homes at Brent Cross Town in London, part of an £8 billion regeneration project led by developer Related Argent and Barnet Council.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Lloyds Living, the build-to-rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has appointed single-family rental (SFR) operator Ascend to manage 98 new homes in its portfolio.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Urban Living Festival (ULF), London’s cutting edge networking and educational event for the living, hospitality and flex workspace sectors, is delighted to be working with global home furnishings brand IKEA.

Reading Time: 2 minutesHomes England has appointed Amy Rees as CEO, starting on September 8.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: BTR developer and operator Grainger has appointed a new chair designate to succeed Mark Clare, whose nine-year tenure will end in February 2026.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Taylor Morrison and Kennedy Lewis Investment Management (KLIM) have entered into a financing facility agreement providing $3 billion (£2.3 billion) in capacity for land and construction financing to support Taylor Morrison’s build-to-rent (BTR) brand, Yardly.
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