
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Housing association L&Q acquired the affordable homes sector of the Devonshire Place mixed-use development in Southwark for £46 million.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has given Barking Riverside Limited (BRL) the green light to nearly double the amount of homes on the site.

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.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Developer Muse is looking for a funding partner for the first phase of a 346-unit build-to-rent (BTR) project in Solihull, West Midlands.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hadley Property Group has secured planning consent for the redevelopment of the former GlaxoSmithKline headquarters in Brentford, west London.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: A two-tower development at Mastmaker Court in Millharbour, Isle of Dogs, has been granted planning consent by Tower Hamlets council.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The British Property Federation (BPF) has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to use the Spring Statement to reinstate Multiple Dwellings Relief.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Developer Helical and its joint venture partner Places for London have agreed a forward-funding deal for a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme above Southwark tube station.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteULN editor George Sell talks to three founder members of the new BTR Taskforce.
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