
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Housing association L&Q acquired the affordable homes sector of the Devonshire Place mixed-use development in Southwark for £46 million.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has given Barking Riverside Limited (BRL) the green light to nearly double the amount of homes on the site.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Barking Riverside, a joint venture between the Mayor of London and residential developer L&Q, has awarded a £12 million contract to civil engineering firm Mackley to shore up flood defence and environmental protections at the development.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: David Montague, the former chief executive of housing association L&Q, has been appointed chair of later living developer Inspired Villages. Montague led housing association

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Residential property developer L&Q has put its BTR portfolio of 3,147 homes across 52 schemes for sale, with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) emerging as the preferred party to buy it.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Rental Operator Get Living has reported a £153.2 million loss for the year ending 31 December 2024, driven by £411 million in fire safety remediation costs at the former Olympic athletes village in Stratford, East London.
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