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Operational Living News

PM welcomes PATRIZIA’s pledge for £1bn to develop professionally managed UK homes

14 October 2026

PM welcomes PATRIZIA’s pledge for £1bn to develop UK homes

GRAHAM secures Gateway 2 approval for Manchester Passivhaus student scheme

7 October 2026

GRAHAM secures Gateway 2 approval for Manchester Passivhaus student scheme

Acton student tower clears Gateway 2 for 429-bed scheme

1 October 2026

Bollo Lane student tower clears Gateway 2

McLaren appointed on £55m Walworth PBSA scheme for Fabrix and PATRIZIA

1 October 2026

McLaren appointed on £55m Walworth PBSA scheme

McLaren Living gets go-ahead for Fish Island co-living

23 September 2026

McLaren Living gets go-ahead for Fish Island co-living

Scape submits plans for Southwark student tower

16 September 2026

Scape submits plans for Southwark student tower

Renaker clears hurdle for Manchester tower plans

16 September 2026

Renaker clears hurdle for Manchester tower plans

Unite Students Manchester Cambridge Halls scheme moves into construction

9 September 2026

Cambridge Halls moves into construction

Cambridge North BtR scheme approved

26 August 2026

Cambridge North BtR scheme approved

Arada submits plans for Peckham PBSA on brownfield site

12 August 2026

Arada submits plans for Peckham PBSA

Unite completes £185m Stratford PBSA scheme

12 August 2026

Unite completes £185m Stratford PBSA scheme

Manchester to deliver landmark Passivhaus student accommodation scheme

5 August 2026

Manchester to deliver landmark Passivhaus PBSA

Unite Students sharpens focus on leading university cities

5 August 2026

Unite Students sharpens focus on leading university cities

Manchester PBSA scheme Plymouth Grove clears Gateway 2

30 July 2026

Manchester PBSA scheme clears Gateway 2

Habiko secures first West Midlands scheme as Solihull affordable housing plans approved

23 July 2026

Habiko secures first West Midlands scheme as Solihull affordable housing plans approved

CBRE: Build-to-Rent drives surge in UK living sector investment

23 July 2026

CBRE: Build-to-Rent drives surge in UK living sector investment

Southwark approves landmark key worker housing scheme in London first

15 July 2026

Southwark approves landmark key worker housing scheme in London first

Senior living sector enters growth phase as UK faces need for 139,000 new care home beds

9 July 2026

Savills: UK needs 139,000 new care home beds

Dandara secures approval for 252-home Bristol neighbourhood

1 July 2026

Dandara secures approval for 252-home Bristol neighbourhood

Build-to-Rent resilient as housing delivery slowdown deepens, says Savills

25 June 2026

Build-to-Rent resilient as housing delivery slowdown deepens, says Savills

Build-to-Rent offers rare bright spot as Scotland’s housing delivery slows

18 June 2026

Build-to-Rent offers rare bright spot as Scotland’s housing delivery slows

London Square and QuadReal partner on Woolwich Build-to-Rent development

18 June 2026

London Square and QuadReal partner on Woolwich Build-to-Rent development

Quintain Living targets major expansion as Build-to-Rent platform marks 10 years

11 June 2026

Quintain Living targets growth as Build-to-Rent platform marks 10 years

Watkin Jones secures approval for 400-unit co-living tower in Cardiff

11 June 2026

Watkin Jones secures approval for 400-unit co-living tower in Cardiff

London Build-to-Rent supply slowdown prompts calls for policy intervention

4 June 2026

Build-to-Rent supply slowdown prompts calls for policy intervention

Capital&Centric selected for Plymouth Civic Centre residential transformation

20 May 2026

Capital&Centric selected for Plymouth Civic Centre residential transformation

Kori Construction appointed to deliver 64-bed care home in Mitcham

13 May 2026

Kori Construction appointed to deliver 64-bed care home in Mitcham

Bristol student tower and community hub approved at Cabot Circus

29 April 2026

Bristol student tower and community hub approved at Cabot Circus

Green light for tp bennett designed towers at Birmingham’s Arena Central

22 April 2026

Green light for final phase at Birmingham’s Arena Central

GMI appointed to deliver £40m PBSA scheme in Manchester

22 April 2026

GMI appointed to deliver £40m PBSA scheme in Manchester

GRAHAM appointed for 960-bed University of Bath sustainable PBSA scheme

22 April 2026

GRAHAM appointed for 960-bed University of Bath sustainable PBSA scheme

Tura BtR scheme in Leeds among first to secure Gateway 3 approval

16 April 2026

Tura BTR scheme in Leeds among first to secure Gateway 3 approval

Operational assets drive UK Build-to-Rent investment to strong Q1

8 April 2026

Operational assets drive UK build-to-rent investment to strong Q1

US developer Landmark approved for Birmingham student scheme

27 March 2026

US developer secures approval for first UK PBSA scheme in Birmingham

Bouygues UK to lead on sustainable LSE student scheme

27 March 2026

LSE 1,945-bed student scheme at Bankside approved for start in 2027

Planning approved for tallest build-to-rent tower in Wales

19 March 2026

Planning approved for sustainable build-to-rent tower in Cardiff

Tower Hamlets approves Mastermaker Village scheme for Isle of Dogs

11 March 2026

Tower Hamlets approves mixed-use Mastmaker Village on Isle of Dogs

European operational living attracting strong investment says Savills

11 March 2026

Savills: Investor appetite grows for co-living, single-family and senior living

Gateway 2 approval for tallest UK co-living tower at Canary Wharf

4 March 2026

Olympian secures Gateway 2 approval for Marsh Wall co-living tower

John Lewis Partnership withdraws from Build to rent sector

4 March 2026

John Lewis Partnership exits build-to-rent sector

Bank of Scotland backs Kelvin Properties’ £18.8m Glasgow PBSA scheme

25 February 2026

BoS backs Kelvin Properties’ £18.8m Glasgow PBSA scheme

King Edward Triangle pathfinder tower approved by Liverpool planning committee

25 February 2026

King Edward Triangle pathfinder tower approved

McLaren Property secures £20m Puma loan for Exeter co-living development

25 February 2026

McLaren Property secures £20m Puma loan for Exeter co-living development

GRAHAM lands £286m contract for Manchester Met’s 2,300-bed Cambridge Halls scheme

18 February 2026

GRAHAM lands £286m contract for Manchester Met’s Cambridge Halls

FOI reveals Gateway 3 backlog as higher-risk building approvals stall

18 February 2026

FOI reveals Gateway 3 backlog as higher-risk building approvals stall

Unite Students to deliver 2,300-bed scheme under unique JV with Manchester Met

12 February 2026

Unite Students to deliver 2,300-bed scheme in JV with Manchester Met

HG Construction begins work on £73m student scheme in Wembley for YourTRIBE

12 February 2026

HG Construction begins work on £73m student scheme in Wembley

Caddick Construction starts work on later living scheme in Bradford

12 February 2026

Caddick Construction starts work on later living scheme in Bradford

Plans submitted for new Waynflete Quad at Magdalen College

28 January 2026

Plans submitted for new Waynflete Quad at Magdalen College

Student accommodation approved for key Edgbaston site

28 January 2026

Student accommodation approved for key Edgbaston site