Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Mott MacDonald and Arcadis have been appointed as the technical delivery services partners for Places for London, the Transport for London (TfL) property company.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Watkin Jones has signed a development partnership to deliver around 200 purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) units on Bristol’s Freestone Road.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHomes England has appointed Amy Rees as CEO, starting on September 8.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Groundworks have begun on the £200 million Crown Square project in central Middlesbrough, which will transform a former brownfield site in Gresham, into build-to-rent (BTR) homes, student accommodation, and a Fairfield by Marriott hotel.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Developers NCO (Seven) Limited and Nixon Homes Limited have submitted a full planning application to Exeter City Council for a mixed student accommodation and co-living scheme on the site of the former police station and magistrates court on Heavitree Road.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Developer and manager, Greystar, has completed construction of the tallest residential tower in Amsterdam, a built-to-rent (BTR) scheme called the Ensemble.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans have been submitted for the redevelopment of the former police station and magistrates’ court on Heavitree Road in Exeter, proposing more than 800 new homes in a mixed-use scheme for students and local residents.
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: Vita Group has secured planning consent for new student accommodation with a destination food hall and courtyard events space on the site of the former ABC music venue in Glasgow.
![[Credit: BTR News]](https://urbanliving.news/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot-2025-06-13-at-18.27.05-e1750002772549-800x445.png "Gensler and Opportunity London unveil retrofit guide")
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Gensler and Opportunity London have launched a guide, called Retrofit at Scale, aimed at expediting the adoption of retrofit schemes in the UK. The
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