Reading Time: 16 minutesIHM’s editor-in-chief George Sell, hospitality editor Eloise Hanson, and short-term rentals editor Priya Khaira spotlight leading figures across real estate and hospitality who are set to have a big year ahead.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MCLG) on August 17, marks the most significant rewrite of England’s planning rulebook since Labour took office. For the living sector it brings a mix of certainty and unfinished business.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Rangeford Villages has secured Reserved Matters planning permission from Basingstoke and Deane Council for its latest retirement community near Oakley, Hampshire.
Reading Time: 5 minutesAge remains one of the property sector’s most familiar ways of defining the later living audience. Jonty Roots, managing director of Boomer + beyond, argues that understanding where people are in their lives offers a more useful guide to what they value, how they make decisions and when a move begins to feel relevant.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has announced the launch of a dedicated national Living Investment team, reinforcing its commitment to what it describes as one of the UK’s most dynamic and resilient property sectors.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Urban Living News is a media partner for the new FHS Living event, which has been launched by The Bench.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Architect Woods Bagot has submitted plans for a 25-storey scheme in Wembley, north-west London, which combines a care home with coliving units.
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: 2 minutesUK: Beaufort Capital has provided a senior debt facility to later living developer and operator Birchgrove to support the construction of a scheme in Chiswick, west London.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Property consultant and agent Cluttons has launched a dedicated healthcare and senior living division.
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