Harworth sells 16 acres of Midlands land to Redrow
Harworth has sold its first parcel of land at its Hugglescote Grange development in Coalville, Leicestershire, to Redrow Homes.
UK’s failure to build more retirement homes prevents downsizing
Decades of underinvestment in the senior living sector will result in almost 13 million people over the age of 65 living in unsuitable homes by 2040, according to a report by the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI).
Ilke Homes signs £23m affordable housing deal
Modular housebuilder ilke Homes has partnered with affordable housing provider Stonewater in a £23m deal to develop 120 affordable homes in Herefordshire.
McCarthy & Stone secures £300m debt facility
Senior living giant McCarthy & Stone has secured a £300m debt facility ahead of its full-year results announcement on 15 July.
Knight Frank poised to trial online residential auction
The agency group’s residential head Tim Hyatt spearheads a move into online auctions with a trial sale planned for July.
Cushman & Wakefield withdraws from direct sales of UK homes
Cushman & Wakefield has withdrawn from the direct sales of UK new homes.
Cushman head of resi investment joins Stonegate Homes
Cushman & Wakefield’s head of residential investment and PRS, Jack Simmons, has left the firm to join Stonegate Homes.
Government launches £1bn fund for unsafe cladding removal
The government has launched a £1bn fund for the removal of unsafe non-ACM cladding on high-rise residential buildings.
Neil Young relaunches incubator consultancy
The former Get Living chief exec will advise fledgling resi and hospitality businesses.
Avant sells and leases back UK show homes
Moorfield Group buys properties to bolster its growing residential operation.
Homes England launches years-long study to support MMC uptake
Homes England has commissioned its own research into modern methods of construction (MMC) as it looks to tap into the “enormous potential” they hold for housing delivery in the UK.
JEDS Investments £55m student housing scheme greenlit
Developer JEDS Investments has been granted planning permission for a new 456-bed student housing scheme in Southampton having had a previous application rebuffed.
Vistry boasts strong demand but does not rule out taking government Covid-19 loan
Vistry, the housebuilding giant formerly known as Bovis Homes, has said the group performed “better than initially expected” during the Covid-19 lockdown and was now operating across all of its 73 contracting sites.
BoKlok appoints modular housing partner
BoKlok, the housing joint venture between Skanska and IKEA, has appointed modular housing manufacturer TopHat to help deliver its first UK homes.
Investar and Trafford Collge Group submit planning for 442-unit residential scheme
Developer Investar and Stockport College’s parent company Trafford College Group has submitted a planning application for a 442-unit residential scheme near Stockport College.
Watkin Jones puts in solid first-half performance as it prepares to mitigate Covid-19 impact
Student accommodation and build-to-rent group Watkin Jones has reported solid growth in revenue and profit for the six months to the end of March.
Parabola submits plans for next phase of green Edinburgh scheme
Developer Parabola has submitted plans for the next phase of its net zero carbon scheme in Edinburgh, which will see it add 1,700 new homes and 350,000 sq ft of commercial space to its mammoth mixed-use scheme in the city.
Capital & Centric completes Weir Mill buy as part of £60m project
Capital & Centric has completed the purchase of the Weir Mill in Stockport for a residential scheme that will form part of the city’s Mayoral Development Corporation’s (MDC) plans for a new mixed-use community.
Paragon lends almost £12m to EquaGroup for West London resi scheme
Residential developer EquaGroup has secured am £11.8m loan from Paragon Bank to assist with the acquisition of a site known as Ironbridge House in Hanwell and its subsequent conversion into 57 residential apartments.
Valuation falls hit NAV at Resi as Covid-19 bites
Residential Secure Income (Resi) suffered a fall in net asset value (NAV) in the six months to the end of March as property values were hit by the Covid-19 health crisis.
