Reading Time: 5 minutesChris Hemmings, partner at Carter Jonas, looks at the how the Building Safety Act’s is a barrier to building upwards.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Alma Corp, a Madrid-based investor and developer has appointed Carlos Escoda as CEO.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Nigel Henry, the co-founder and chairman of Fusion Group, died peacefully at the weekend.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: London-based Tokoro Capital and US investment manager GCM Grosvenor have established a long-term strategic partnership targeting UK student housing assets.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Student accommodation provider Unite Students and Manchester Metropolitan University have agreed a £390 million joint venture which would see Cambridge Halls redeveloped to provide more than 2,000 student beds.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Zenzic Capital and Torsion Group have secured a new five-year loan for their PBSA JV, provided by a Cerberus Capital Management affiliate.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Viridis Living has secured Gateway 2 approval for two buildings at the University of Manchester’s Fallowfield Campus development.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Development finance lender Atelier has surpassed £1 billion of gross lending having funded projects across residential, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and the care sectors over the past seven years.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Curation Capital and Patron Capital have acquired the 393-bed Alma Place purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset in Belfast for an undisclosed sum.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The chair of the Building Safety Regulator, Andy Roe, has claimed that Gateway 2 approval now sits closer to its 12 week aim.
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