Latest Residential News
1,400 new homes proposed in Birmingham Commonwealth Games plans
Birmingham City Council has unveiled its masterplan for the 2022 Commonwealth Games athletes village including plans to convert the site into a scheme comprising social housing, for sale and private rental homes and a retirement village after the games.
Cole Waterhouse forward-sells Wembley campus
Property Developer Cole Waterhouse and investment company Topland Group have forward-sold their 680 bed student campus in Wembley to Unite Students for £98m.
CityBlock secures new head of ops ahead of expansion plans
Student accommodation developer CityBlock has hired Sanctuary Group’s Samantha Davies as its new head of operations to lead on a planned expansion.
Alexander Tower gets approval in Berlin
Developer MonArch has received the green light to create Berlin’s tallest residential tower located on Alexanderplatz.
£275m Brum resi scheme given green light
Manchester-based investor MCR Property Group has been granted planning permission for a £275m, 1,000 unit residential scheme at Monaco House in Birmingham.
Drum reveals distillery-anchored Pacific Quay regeneration plans
Drum Property Group has submitted plans for the £30m first phase of its mixed-use regeneration project at Pacific Quay in Glasgow, featuring 20,000 sq ft of Grade A office space and an urban whisky distillery.
Allsop finds 59% of landlords charge below-market rents
More than half of private landlords are letting residential properties at below-market rents to keep tenants, according to a report by Allsop and research consultancy BDRC.
Brokenshire unveils £200m Midlands Right to Buy pilot
Housing and Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has launched a £200m pilot project which aims to enable more housing association tenants in the Midlands to buy their homes.
OakNorth backs Select Manchester resi towers
Investor Select Property has secured a £40.2m development loan from challenger bank OakNorth to develop 356 homes across two residential towers in Manchester.
Grainger hires national acquisitions director from LaSalle
Grainger has appointed Tom Henry from LaSalle Investment Management as national acquisitions director.
