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Signal Box Yard Native Communities

Native Communities appointed to manage Bath BTR scheme

Claudia Schergna May 8, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Real-estate developer Watkin Jones has appointed Native Communities as the operator for Signal Box Yard, a newly completed Build to Rent (BTR) development in Bath.

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Belfast PBSA

Fresh takes over management of Belfast PBSA scheme

George Sell February 18, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFresh, the management arm of developer Watkin Jones, has taken over operations at Alma Place, a 393-unit PBSA property in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Leeds coliving

Watkin Jones seeks forward funding for Leeds coliving scheme

George Sell January 15, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesDeveloper and operator Watkins Jones is offering a forward funding or joint venture opportunity for a 230-unit coliving scheme in Leeds city centre.

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Cardiff coliving

Cardiff coliving plans submitted

George Sell January 6, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minutePlans have been submitted for a 400+ unit coliving scheme in Cardiff’s Cathays neighbourhood.

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Leeds coliving

Green light for Leeds coliving scheme

George Sell November 8, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Watkin Jones has secured planning consent for the conversion of a vacant office block in the centre of Leeds into 230 coliving units.

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Birmingham BTR

Birmingham BTR scheme reaches practical completion

George Sell September 3, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Watkin Jones has reached practical completion on the first phase of its 551-bed BTR scheme in Sherlock Quarter, Sherlock Street, Birmingham.

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Glasgow PBSA

Green light for Scotland’s tallest residential building

George Sell August 21, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Watkin Jones has been granted planning consent by Glasgow City Council for The Àrd, a 784-bed PBSA-led mixed-use development.

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UBS appoints Fresh to manage Bristol PBSA scheme

George Sell August 19, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Fresh, the management arm of Watkin Jones, has been appointed to lease up and manage a 367-unit PBSA property on behalf of UBS at Glassworks, Bristol.

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Fresh Flatfair

Fresh and Flatfair partner for deposit alternative scheme

George Sell July 30, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Proptech company Flatfair has announced a partnership with Fresh, a third-party operator of residential rental properties, that will see Fresh’s build-to-rent (BTR) and coliving residents offered an alternative to traditional deposits.

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Watkin Jones HGP

Watkin Jones and HGP form JV for Stratford student scheme

George Sell July 29, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Watkin Jones plc and Housing Group Partnership have formed a joint venture to deliver a £120 million, 397-bed PBSA development in Stratford, east London.

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