
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Arada London, part of UAE master-developer Arada, has submitted plans to London Borough of Southwark for a mixed-use development blending coliving, a hotel and workspace in Elephant & Castle.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Far East Orchard has purchased a site in Southwark, London, and is working on converting the venue into a 444-bed student accommodation.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Blue Coast Capital and developer HUB are partnering to deliver a brace of coliving schemes in London.
![A rendering of the finished Elephant & Castle scheme. [Credit: Get Living]](https://urbanliving.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/elephant-and-castle-third-phase.png)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Southwark council has given approval for BTR developer Get Living to complete its £1.5 billion Elephant & Castle redevelopment.

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.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Developer Helical and its joint venture partner Places for London have agreed a forward-funding deal for a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme above Southwark tube station.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Arada has completed its third major acquisition in the UK residential market in as many months, after agreeing the purchase of a regeneration site in Southwark, south London.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteArchitecture firm Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) has submitted plans for a development above Southwark tube station.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Southwark Council has agreed to grant planning to a 135-unit coliving scheme at Canada Water in south-east London.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: US developer and investor Hines has secured planning consent for three towers at a site near Blackfriars Bridge on the south bank of the Thames.
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