Reading Time: 2 minutesKKR has joined forces with Puma Property Finance in a new joint venture to provide up to £500 million in loans for UK living sector projects.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Riverdale Developments has acquired a 26-acre site in Surrey with a gross development value of £30 million, securing the land from Wates Developments in a deal brokered by Knight Frank.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScotland: Glasgow City Council has approved plans for the city’s first large-scale coliving development, granting permission for a 19-storey residential tower in Tradeston.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Manchester City Council has appointed CBRE to market a 2.75 acre development site. The site in Hulme sits adjacent to the A5103 Princess Road
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Property consultancy Allsop has set up a research department, and appointed Seb Verity as head of research.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Local developer Helmsley Group has revealed its plans for a 250,000 square foot mixed-use regeneration project in York city centre.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Liverpool City Council has said that coliving developments must adhere to residential policies set out in its newly adopted local plan, including minimum space standards.
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