Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Related Argent has completed the refinancing of its first two build-to-rent (BTR) assets at Brent Cross Town, securing a total of £188.7 million across the two buildings.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) has secured planning consent for the redevelopment of Bankside House, which will provide 1,945 student beds.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: London Borough of Southwark has approved Chords, HUB Living’s 1.2-acre mixed use scheme in Elephant and Castle.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: New data from coliving operator bamco shows a sharp distinction in seasonal coliving demand, with summer months accounting for an outsized move-in share.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: United Trust Bank (UTB) Structured Property Finance has completed a £35 million structured stabilisation facility for an office-to-residential conversion near Heathrow Airport.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Firethorn has secured Gateway 2 approval for a 284-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project in Stratford, east London.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Pocket Living has launched a coliving rental concept called Together.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The 195-room Mama Shelter London Shoreditch hotel has permanently closed, with coliving operator ARK rebranding the site.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Coliving developer and operator Re:shape is looking for a joint venture partner to commit around £200 million of institutional equity to deliver four London coliving projects.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hadley Property Group has secured planning consent for the redevelopment of the former GlaxoSmithKline headquarters in Brentford, west London.
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