JLL’s Hillman flags up £5bn of student deals
Chairman of living capital markets division highlights boom in PBSA deal activity.
Man GPM invest £33m in Saltdean resi development
Man GPM has invested £33m in a residential development at Saltdean, Brighton, Property Week can reveal.
Government commits at least £300m to later living
The government has committed to spending at least £300m on housing for the elderly and people with special needs over the next three years.
Springfield buys Highlands housebuilder Tulloch Homes for £56.4m
Scottish housebuilder Springfield has struck a £56.4m deal to buy Thistle SPV2, the owner of Inverness-based Tulloch Homes.
FORE Partnership and Amicala reveal net zero Bristol later-living scheme
Ethical investor FORE Partnership and extra care operator Amicala have unveiled plans to develop an £80m net zero senior-living facility on a former school site in Bristol.
AEW invests £16.7m in five new supported-living schemes
AEW UK Real Return Fund has acquired a portfolio of five supported-living schemes close to Liverpool city centre for a total of £16.7m.
Vengrove opens £200m Social Housing Fund
Vengrove has launched the VRE Social Housing Partners fund, which will invest and develop social housing across the UK, Property Week can reveal.
Galliard in three-way JV on £300m housing schemes
Galliard Homes, Apsley House Capital and Wavensmere Homes have formed a partnership on two developments with a gross development value of £300m.
Placefirst gains planning for £65m scheme in Wolverhampton
Placefirst has gained planning approval for a regeneration scheme that will develop 366 new homes and commercial space in Wolverhampton’s Canalside Quarter.
Propertymark launches investigation into ABC Estates
Propertymark, a trade body for property agents, has terminated ABC Estates’ membership and launched an investigation into the business.
Annual housing supply plummets 11% to lowest level in five years
Annual housing supply has plummeted 11% to its lowest level in five years – with the government blaming the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Imperial College London and Frame submit plans for One Portal Way
Imperial College London and Frame RE have together submitted plans to redevelop One Portal Way in London into a mixed-use scheme.
Ecotek Homes and Gresham House form green JV
Ecotek Homes and specialist investment group Gresham House have formed a strategic partnership to deliver affordable multi-tenure green homes in UK urban fringes.
London private residential rents return to pre-pandemic levels
London private residential rents returned to pre-pandemic levels at the end of last month, according to exclusive data provided by Colliers International.
Grainger targets regional as well as London sites
Grainger is looking to “keep the balance” between London and the regions with future site acquisitions, after spending £299m on sites in the past financial year.
Paralympic legend joins Property Week’s student event line-up
Paralympic legend Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson will join the speakers at Property Week’s Student Accommodation Conference & Awards on 8 December at the InterContinental O2.
The Dispute Service selected as New Homes Ombudsman
The New Homes Quality Board has announced that The Dispute Service has been selected to be the New Homes Ombudsman.
Aviva Investors and Packaged Living to deliver £200m single-family rental platform
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has partnered with build-to-rent developer Packaged Living to create a single-family rental (SFR) platform of suburban homes across the UK.
BNP Paribas loans £117.5m to French PBSA firm
French PBSA operator UXCO Group has been loaned €140m (£117.5m) from BNP Paribas to fund its ECLA campus in Paris.
Mayor wins £43.5m to fund housing for vulnerable Londoners
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has secured £43.5m of funding to help develop specialised housing for older and disabled people in London.
