Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE/UK: Tokinvest, a digital investment platform regulated by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), has launched its global Build-to-Rent product, a tokenised residential real estate product, issued on BNB Chain.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Fresh, the management arm of Watkins Jones, has been selected to operate Mantle Yard, a 604-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Leith, Edinburgh.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Oaktree Capital Management is considering bringing its UK and Ireland build-to-rent (BTR) platform to market.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Legal & General (L&G) Student Living has bought the Stanley Studios purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset in Southampton for £43 million.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The government has unveiled the locations of seven New Towns, which are expected to deliver at least 10,000 new homes each.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Outpost Management has launched a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) platform, backed by BlackRock.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Harrison Street Asset Management (HSAM) has sold two purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets in Bristol to Ottoway Portfolio Holdings.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Architecture firm HTA Design and developer Tide have finished construction on a luxury 32-storey modular building in North Acton.
Reading Time: 12 minutesUK: Backlogs in asylum processing and chronic housing shortages have pushed hotels to the centre of the UK’s asylum accommodation system. With a 2029 deadline in place, the hospitality industry questions how realistic this transition is.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: King’s Cross asset manager The King’s Cross Group has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of three directors across portfolio, retail and marketing functions.
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