All articles by Samuel Horti – Page 12
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NewsImperial march: university set to build 700 student flats in west London
Imperial College London is to build its biggest student accommodation scheme yet after buying half of Essential Living’s landmark build-to-rent (BTR) development The Perfume Factory in Acton, west London - in a deal set to boost the project’s end development value from £200m to around £250m.
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OnlineHousing white paper confirmed for next week
The government will publish the long-awaited housing white paper next week, communities secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed.
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NewsStudent digs provider loads up on new stock
Student accommodation provider Student Cribs has almost doubled the size of its portfolio by buying 83 homes in eight UK cities for a total of more than £15m.
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InsightWhy more PRS developers are buying from housebuilders
The trend of private rented sector (PRS) developers buying stock from housebuilders continued last week with Fizzy Living snapping up a block of 111 flats within Taylor Wimpey’s upcoming 500-unit development on Blackhorse Lane in Walthamstow.
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InsightIs wait nearly over for housing white paper?
The housing white paper is finally set to be published on Monday - assuming it is not subject to yet another delay.
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InsightPolicy rethink needed to regenerate estates
The government should exempt estate regeneration schemes in London from any minimum starter homes requirement and reduce community infrastructure levy (CIL) charges for developers undertaking such projects, London First, Terence O’Rourke and Winckworth Sherwood claim in a report this week.
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NewsBTR investors rekindle stamp duty exemptions fight
Leading build-to-rent (BTR) investors have renewed calls for institutions to be exempted from the 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes in light of fresh legal advice, lending further weight to Property Week’s Call Off Duty campaign.
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InsightFavourable conditions augur well for Leeds as BTR hotspot
The high cost of developing new private rented sector (PRS) schemes relative to rental prices has historically made Leeds less attractive than cities such as Manchester - but that is changing, suggests new research from JLL shared exclusively with Property Week .
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MarketsStamp duty surcharge a ‘huge blow’ to BTR
When then chancellor George Osborne announced he was slapping an extra 3% stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of second homes, his intentions were clear.
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NewsCapco and Network Rail explore Clapham Junction redevelopment
Capital Counties is working up plans for a landmark redevelopment of Clapham Junction station as part of its joint venture with Network Rail, its managing director Gary Yardley has revealed to Property Week .
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NewsLegal & General homes in on 250-unit Leeds PRS scheme
Legal General (L G) is close to buying a site in Leeds that has planning permission for a build-to-rent (BTR) scheme with a development value of £55m, Property Week understands.
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InsightBarratt CEO on London housebuilding slump
The number of homes Barratt Developments built in London in the second half of 2016 plummeted almost 60% from 842 during the same period in 2015 to just 367, the company has admitted.
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OnlineMcKinsey completes 100,000 sq ft pre-let at The Post Building
Oxford Properties and Brockton Capital have completed the first major pre-let at The Post Building, with McKinsey Company committing to 100,000 sq ft.
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NewsStudent housing firm secures £305m debt deal
Vero Group has rebranded as iQ Student Accommodation and secured a £305m debt facility arranged by Morgan Stanley with participation from RBC Real Estate Capital Partners.
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NewsStarwood makes £120m UK student housing debut
US private equity firm Starwood Capital Group has made its debut acquisition in the UK student accommodation sector with the £120m purchase of a portfolio.
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NewsStamp duty scuppers plans for PRS schemes
Three Fizzy Living private rented sector (PRS) schemes have fallen through as a direct result of the 3% stamp duty surcharge, it has emerged - lending further weight to Property Week’s campaign to Call Off Duty.
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NewsBlakeway joins Iceni Projects as consultant
David Cameron’s former housing adviser Richard Blakeway has joined planning firm Iceni Projects as a consultant.
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InsightStarter homes 'just one tool in government's armoury'
At the end of last year, you would have been forgiven for thinking that the government’s starter homes policy was dead.
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InsightAmerican apparel: Greystar interview
To some, it is the private rented sector (PRS). To others, it’s the professional rented or build-to-rent sector. With the arrival of US giant Greystar in the market, another moniker is rapidly gaining traction: multi-family housing.
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OnlineIndian investor on verge of £35m deal for Edinburgh's Exchange Place 2 and 3
A private Indian investor who already owns more than £200m worth of offices in Edinburgh is closing in on the acquisition of two buildings in Exchange Place in a deal thought to be worth more than £35m.
