Operational Living News

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

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

US developer secures approval for first UK PBSA scheme in Birmingham

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

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

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

John Lewis Partnership exits build-to-rent sector

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

BoS backs Kelvin Properties’ £18.8m Glasgow PBSA scheme

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

King Edward Triangle pathfinder tower approved

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

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

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

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

Caddick Construction starts work on later living scheme in Bradford

Student accommodation approved for key Edgbaston site

Plans submitted for new Waynflete Quad at Magdalen College

£21m retrofit contract recommended for Edinburgh high rise upgrade

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

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

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

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

Approval for 507-bed student scheme in Southampton

Unite and Newcastle University begin work on Castle Leazes student village

Graham appointed for £59m Loughborough student accommodation

Gateway 2 approval secured for Heber Street student development

Loman Street PBSA-led scheme approved in Southwark

McLaren secures funding for 737-bed student scheme in Manchester

Wythenshawe plans for 422 affordable homes

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

UK Seniors housing sector evolving and growing

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

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

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

Approval for Liverpool waterfront BtR towers

Mill Yard reaches first construction milestone in Cambridge

JRL targets 2026 start for 28-storey Sparkle Street tower

McAleer & Rushe appointed for Tottenham student scheme

Habiko identifies first sites for 590 low-carbon affordable homes

McCarthy Stone: approval for retirement living in Oxfordshire

HBD secures amendments for its Birmingham scheme

Approval for 799-unit mixed-tenure development in Edinburgh

US PBSA developer acquires first UK site

Australian investor steps into UK living sector

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

John Lewis Reading BtR scheme recommended for approval

Muse submits plans for 185 homes on Salford carpark

Belfast Harbour unveils residential redevelopment plan for Clarendon Wharf

£82.5m green loan secured for Acton Portal

Eco-friendly housing scheme at Liverpool Festival Gardens

Orchard Wharf approved to deliver 1500 homes

The Octagon reaches practical completion

Manchester Met student housing update approved

LSE plans major student housing redevelopment

Hendon Goods Yard transformation planned

Unite Students approved for large South London scheme

Student housing for former Blackfriars Crown Court

Kori Construction Norfolk care home project

Vistry Group plans for former Rugely Power Station

Carpark transformation plans underway

Coventry approves 1006-bed student village

New home registrations rise - but London plummets

Government launches Platform 4

Beds over sheds could be the future of urban residential schemes

BPF and ARL join forces in new grouping as project completions drop

Watford’s first co-living scheme set for approval

CBRE data shows UK build to rent market booming

Gloucester Docks BtR proposal for waterside BtR project

HG Construction appointed by Fusion Group to Birmingham PBSA

Investment set to unlock a 1,000-home rental community in Digbeth

Care home investment rises across UK, Spain and Germany

Fusion secures £500 million loan to fund five new UK PBSA schemes

Planning permission for Vita’s House of Social project in Glasgow

Placefirst and Lovell announce £22 million BtR deal in Derby