M&G buys £135 million London student project
George Sell
March 27, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute M&G Real Estate has acquired a 500-room PBSA development in Stratford, east London, from Get Living.
Flooded south London BTR scheme uninhabitable for up to a year
Claudia Schergna
March 21, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The Filigree, a BTR scheme operated by Get Living in Lewisham, south London, has been declared uninhabitable for up to 12 months following a catastrophic failure of a mains water pipe.
Birmingham BTR scheme reaches practical completion
George Sell
September 3, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Watkin Jones has reached practical completion on the first phase of its 551-bed BTR scheme in Sherlock Quarter, Sherlock Street, Birmingham.
Get Living refinances Manchester scheme
George Sell
March 22, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Get Living has secured a £110 million investment facility with Rothesay to refinance its New Maker Yards scheme in Greater Manchester.
Rent controls force Edinburgh developers to switch BTR schemes to PBSA
George Sell
January 22, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The Scottish government’s rental cap policy has been blamed for developers switching their plans for BTR schemes to student accommodation.
Get Living secures consent for final phase of East Village
George Sell
July 27, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: BTR developer and operator Get Living has secured a resolution to grant planning consent for up to 848 BTR and 504 PBSA units at its East Village neighbourhood in Stratford, London.
Get Living appoints IT head
George Sell
June 28, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: BTR operator, developer and investor Get Living has appointed Jon Wood as chief information and technology officer.
Australian fund buys major stake in Get Living
George Sell
April 3, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Australian fund Aware Super has made its first move in to the UK’s BTR market with the purchase of Qatari Diar’s 22 per cent stake in Get Living.
Get Living shelves Scottish plans as rent control policy bites
George Sell
March 15, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: BTR operator Get Living has put a £200 million BTR and PBSA development on hold, citing Scottish Government rent control policy and market conditions.
UK BTR sector set to expand five-fold in next decade
George Sell
October 24, 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: New research from the British Property Federation (BPF) and Savills predicts the number of completed BTR homes could increase five-fold to reach 380,000 by 2032.