Hines buys Bristol PBSA scheme from Watkin Jones
George Sell
March 8, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Watkin Jones has announced the forward sale of a new 260 bed PBSA development at Gas Lane in Bristol.
Watkin Jones CEO steps down as firm issues profit warning
George Sell
July 20, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: North Wales-based developer Watkin Jones PLC saw its share price fall 35 per cent yesterday as the BTR specialist issued a profit warning and said chief executive Richard Simpson has stepped down with immediate effect.
L&G buys Belfast BTR site from Watkin Jones
George Sell
June 6, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Developer Watkin Jones has announced the forward sale of Loft Lines in the Titanic Quarter in Belfast to L&G and Clanmil Housing Association.
CBRE fund buys Lewisham BTR block
George Sell
March 7, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Watkin Jones has announced the forward sale of an affordable build-to-rent (BTR) scheme in Lewisham, south London, to CBRE UK Affordable Housing Fund (AHF), a fund managed by CBRE Investment Management.
L&G to invest £200 million in Cardiff BTR scheme
George Sell
September 5, 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Legal & General (L&G) has invested a further £200 million to deliver a BTR development at the former Brains Brewery site in Central Quay, Cardiff.
Forward funding agreed for Surrey BTR scheme
George Sell
July 27, 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Get Living and Watkin Jones have agreed a £71 million forward funding deal for a 214-unit BTR scheme in Leatherhead.
Watkin Jones gets green light for PBSA and BTR schemes
George Sell
April 22, 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Developer Watkin Jones has secured planning consent for a student housing scheme in London and a residential project in Belfast.