Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: This was the year that the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF 2026), held from May 19 to 21 at the Royal Armouries and New Dock in Leeds, put itself firmly on the living sector map.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDiscounted homes for first-time buyers could unlock thousands of stalled housing sites, according to a new report from Shared Voice.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Real estate investment manager ActivumSG has sold its majority stake in VanWonen, the Netherlands’ second-largest independent residential developer, to a consortium of Dutch investors.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Starlight Investments has acquired a build-to-rent (BTR) development in Maidenhead, Berkshire, from Countryside Properties for an undisclosed sum.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Real estate developer Berkeley Group has announced a leadership shake-up and a new £7 billion investment strategy for its next phase of growth.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland has replaced the current two per cent annual rent increase cap for new rental properties with a cap tied to inflation.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Aviva Investors has forward-funded the development of 133 new single-family homes in Wixams, Bedfordshire, as part of its ongoing residential investment partnership with build-to-rent (BTR) specialist Packaged Living.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Berkeley Group has outlined details of its BTR strategy, which was first announced in July.
Reading Time: 6 minutesEditor George Sell shares five trends he thinks will resonate throughout the living and flex work sectors in 2025.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Placefirst and Gatehouse IM have both completed SFR acquisitions from housebuilders Miller Homes and Persimmon respectively.
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