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Operational Living News

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

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

King Edward Triangle pathfinder tower approved by Liverpool planning committee

25 February 2026

King Edward Triangle pathfinder tower approved

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

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

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

Student accommodation approved for key Edgbaston site

28 January 2026

Student accommodation approved for key Edgbaston site

Plans submitted for new Waynflete Quad at Magdalen College

28 January 2026

Plans submitted for new Waynflete Quad at Magdalen College

Kier to deliver major upgrades to two high-rise blocks in Edinburgh.

20 January 2026

£21m retrofit contract recommended for Edinburgh high rise upgrade

McLaren appointed to deliver Joseph’s Well student tower in Leeds

20 January 2026

McLaren appointed to deliver Joseph’s Well student tower in Leeds

Ballymore Thames Road plans approved for 1,685-home riverside neighbourhood

20 January 2026

Thames Road plans approved for 1,685-home riverside neighbourhood

Clegg Construction Sheffield apartment scheme clears Gateway 2

14 January 2026

Clegg Construction clears Gateway 2 for £46m Sheffield apartment scheme

Unite Students confident in student housing market but pulls back on two key projects

14 January 2026

Unite defers Bristol scheme, drops London plan in capital reallocation strategy

Fusion Group wins approval for 507-bed student housing scheme in Southampton

7 January 2026

Approval for 507-bed student scheme in Southampton

Castle Leazes student accommodation JV approved by Newcastle University and Unite Students

7 January 2026

Unite and Newcastle University begin work on Castle Leazes student village

Graham appointed for £59m student accommodation scheme at Loughborough

31 December 2025

Graham appointed for £59m Loughborough student accommodation

Downing receives Gateway 2 approval for 411-bed student scheme in Newcastle.

31 December 2025

Gateway 2 approval secured for Heber Street student development

Loman Street PBSA-led scheme approved in Southwark

31 December 2025

Loman Street PBSA-led scheme approved in Southwark

McLaren secures funding for £160 million PBSA Manchester scheme

17 December 2025

McLaren secures funding for 737-bed student scheme in Manchester

Wythenshawe £500 million regeneration underway with three planning applications

9 December 2025

Wythenshawe plans for 422 affordable homes

Woolwich Electric Works £425 million resi scheme approved

9 December 2025

Woolwich Electric Works approved with 1,448-unit living scheme

UK Senior Living maturing with excellent growth prospects

9 December 2025

UK Seniors housing sector evolving and growing

M&G to invest £1 billion in UK rental housing

3 December 2025

M&G to invest £1 billion in UK rental housing

Plan for affordable rental homes in Warrington from Habiko

26 November 2025

Habiko unveils plans for 240 low-carbon affordable homes in Warrington

Lloyds Living grows BtR portfolio to over 7600 homes

21 November 2025

Lloyds Living and Keepmoat agree deal for 294 new rental homes in Yorkshire

Green light for Packaged Living riverside Liverpool scheme

21 November 2025

Approval for Liverpool waterfront BtR towers

Railpen Cambridge mixed use scheme tops out first resi building

21 November 2025

Mill Yard reaches first construction milestone in Cambridge

Sparkle Street tower scheme to start in 2026

12 November 2025

JRL targets 2026 start for 28-storey Sparkle Street tower

Student housing plans for Tottenham's Printworks

5 November 2025

McAleer & Rushe appointed for Tottenham student scheme

Chester and Warrington plans for 590 homes for rent

5 November 2025

Habiko identifies first sites for 590 low-carbon affordable homes

McCarthy Stone new senior scheme at Kidlington Oxfordshire

29 October 2025

McCarthy Stone: approval for retirement living in Oxfordshire

HBD £150 mill Birmingham BtR scheme moves forward

29 October 2025

HBD secures amendments for its Birmingham scheme

Watkin Jones scheme provides 799 homes for Chesser Edinburgh

29 October 2025

Approval for 799-unit mixed-tenure development in Edinburgh

US operator steps into UK student housing market

22 October 2025

US PBSA developer acquires first UK site

Australian investor makes huge step into UK operational living sector

22 October 2025

Australian investor steps into UK living sector

Approval for Viridis' PBSA scheme in Manchester

8 October 2025

Viridis secures approval for one of the UK’s largest PBSA schemes

John Lewis Reading homes recommended for approval

8 October 2025

John Lewis Reading BtR scheme recommended for approval

Must submits plans for Farmer Norton in Salford

8 October 2025

Muse submits plans for 185 homes on Salford carpark

Plans for Clarendon Wharf redevelopment

2 October 2025

Belfast Harbour unveils residential redevelopment plan for Clarendon Wharf

Green loan for Acton Portal scheme

24 September 2025

£82.5m green loan secured for Acton Portal

Homes planned for Liverpool Festival Gardens

17 September 2025

Eco-friendly housing scheme at Liverpool Festival Gardens

10 September 2025

Orchard Wharf approved to deliver 1500 homes