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Operational Living News

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

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

US developer Landmark approved for Birmingham student scheme

27 March 2026

US developer secures approval for first UK PBSA scheme in Birmingham

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

John Lewis Partnership withdraws from Build to rent sector

4 March 2026

John Lewis Partnership exits build-to-rent sector

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

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