Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Watkin Jones has signed a development partnership to deliver around 200 purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) units on Bristol’s Freestone Road.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) is calling for a blanket exemption of build-to-rent (BTR) homes from rent controls after research reveals a serious drop in the number of units under construction.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Aviva, Moda, and public sector partners agree £200m+ deal to deliver 1,000-home BTR community in Birmingham
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Global Investor L&G has appointed Dan Batterton as head of housing for the UK, to lead housing investment across L&G’s asset management business, including build-to-rent (BTR), single-family housing, affordable housing operations and purpose-built student accommodation.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The UK government has announced the creation of a new National Housing Bank, a publicly owned financial institution that will help deliver more than 500,000 new homes across the country.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Lloyds Living, the residential arm of Lloyds Banking Group, secured planning ahead for its second major portfolio acquisition under its partnership with housebuilder Barratt Redrow.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The supply of flexible office space across the UK rose sharply in the first quarter of 2025, with new figures from flexible office marketplace Rubberdesk revealing a 32 per cent year-on-year increase in availability, pushing total stock to more than 8.6 million square feet.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Property management company Rendall & Rittner has appointed Jack Quainton as its first heat network manager, a newly created role aimed at strengthening regulatory compliance and service delivery across its portfolio.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Crown Estate has entered a £24 billion joint venture with Australian property developer Lendlease, acquiring a 50 per cent stake in six major regeneration schemes across London and Birmingham.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Abode Asset Management has submitted plans to convert a former leather factory in Radford, Nottingham, into a 205-bedroom student accommodation scheme.
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