Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: New research from Savills reveals that investment in the UK’s build-to-rent (BTR) sector reached £2.2 billion in Q2 2026, making it the strongest second quarter on record.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Operational Real Estate Summit (OpRE26), held on June 23 at the Pullman London St Pancras brought together a highly specialised audience of senior decision-makers, including institutional investors, property owners, financiers, operators, lenders, and expert advisers.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Greystar has announced the close of Greystar Equity Partners Europe II (GEPE II) at more than €2.7 billion of total programme commitments.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Investment in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) reached £5.6 billon in the past 12 months, up by almost 50 per cent.
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.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: In Investec Bank’s Future Living 4 report found 40 per cent of UK investors plan to increase capital allocation in the coliving sector over the next five years.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK living sector racked up £2.5 billion in investments in Q1 2026, an increase of 74 per cent over Q1 2025.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A new report from Knight Frank says investors have deployed almost £40 billion into the UK’s build-to-rent (BTR) market over the last 10 years, £30 billion of which directly targeted the multifamily segment.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Knight Frank’s latest Student Market Update for Q4 2025 shows that purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) investment for the year reached £4.3 billion, up 10 per cent from 2024.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Build to Rent (BTR) investment volumes in 2025 totalled just under £4.7 billion, according to preliminary data from CBRE.
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