PGIM buys £184 million student portfolio
George Sell
May 14, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: PGIM Real Estate has acquired six PBSA assets from Unite Group for £184 million.
Singapore REIT to reposition UK assets in BTR and PBSA push
George Sell
May 9, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Elite Commercial REIT, a UK-focused Singapore investment vehicle, has revealed plans to reposition several properties in its portfolio to support its expansion into the BTR and PBSA sectors.
Plans submitted for £55 million Belfast PBSA scheme
George Sell
April 24, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer South Bank Square has submitted a planning application for a PBSA scheme on the site of the Fanum House office block.
Changes to planning use classes: The next stage in the evolution of permitted development rights
James Doherty
April 16, 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutesRecent changes to permitted development rights are welcome, but with the housing crisis worsening, the flexibility of the new Class MA should be extended further, says James Doherty of Boyer.
UK BTR investment for Q1 down 63 per cent
George Sell
April 15, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: UK BTR investment volumes in Q1 2024 reached £433.3 million, down from £1.2 billion in the same period last year, according to new preliminary data from CBRE.
Mapletree acquires 8,000 student beds in the UK and Germany
George Sell
April 15, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Mapletree Investments has acquired 8,192 student housing beds from Cuscaden Peak Investments, in a deal worth £1 billion (S$1.7 billion).
Swiss Life enters UK coliving sector with True North stake
George Sell
April 10, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Swiss Life Asset Managers and True North Management have created a partnership to invest in the UK co-living sector, with Swiss Life taking a minority stake in True North.
Dominvs and Cheyne Capital complete loans for £800 million London PBSA projects
Paul Stevens
February 21, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Dominus, a real estate platform with assets under management of more than £1 billion, and real estate financing firm Cheyne Capital have completed two senior loans worth approximately £400 million to provide development finance for two PBSA developments in the City of London.
Outpost Management and Tide close deal for North Acton project
Paul Stevens
February 21, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Real estate asset management firm Outpost Management, has announced the forward-funding acquisition of a 462-unit development in North Acton, London, through its joint venture with BlackRock Private Markets from developer and contractor, Tide.
Opago acquires Staykeepers assets
Paul Stevens
February 5, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: One-stop property management solution Opago has announced the acquisition of the assets of defunct proptech company Staykeepers.