Grainger and Places for London agree £68.4m forward-funded BTR deal in West London Jan 26, 2026 Grainger’s Connected Living London (CLL) joint venture with Places for London has agreed to forward fund and acquire a 195-home build-to-rent scheme in West London for around £68.4m. The scheme will be delivered at Chiswick Reach, a regeneration site on former railway land off Bollo Lane, close to Chiswick Park Underground station and South Acton […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Cortland Secures £129 Million Refinancing for Landmark 50‑Storey Salford Build‑to‑Rent Tower Jan 26, 2026 Cortland has secured a £129 million fixed-rate loan from Canada Life Asset Management to refinance its 50-storey build-to-rent tower at Colliers Yard in Salford, Greater Manchester. The facility replaces Cortland’s existing debt on the recently completed scheme, which comprises 559 apartments and resident amenity space, and marks the first transaction between Cortland and Canada Life […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Goodman submits £400m plans for Luton Gateway industrial and commercial park Jan 20, 2026 Industrial property developer Goodman has formally submitted a planning application for a £400m redevelopment of the former Vauxhall van factory site in Luton, setting out proposals to transform the land into a major commercial and industrial park. The scheme, branded Luton Gateway, would see the former van plant on Kimpton Road redeveloped into a high-quality […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Belfast Harbour submits plans for 600-home mixed-use waterfront redevelopment at Clarendon Wharf Jan 8, 2026 Belfast Harbour has submitted a full planning application to Belfast City Council for a major mixed-use redevelopment at Clarendon Wharf, setting out proposals to deliver more than 600 new homes on the city’s waterfront. The plans would transform an underused section of the Harbour Estate into a new, sustainable city-centre neighbourhood. The residential element comprises […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Principal Asset Management acquires South West London multi-family assets in £100m-plus deal Jan 8, 2026 Principal Asset Management has acquired two multi-family residential investments in South West London for a price reported as more than £100 million, further strengthening its UK residential investment platform. The transaction comprises two income-producing, build-to-rent style residential assets, reflecting a significant nine-figure commitment to the South West London rental market. The assets form part of […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Vistry partners with Platform on Boulton Moor development in Derby Jan 8, 2026 Vistry, the UK’s leading providers of mixed-tenure homes, has signed a significant contract with Platform, one of the largest housing associations in the Midlands, to deliver 213 affordable homes as part of its major new development at Boulton Moor, Derby. These affordable homes form a core part of the 526 new properties being built on […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Bricklane deploys £110 million, adding 340 homes to UK single-family rental portfolio Jan 7, 2026 Bricklane, the residential property investment platform, has continued to scale its UK single-family rental portfolio, deploying a further £110 million during the latter part of 2025 to acquire 340 new-build homes on behalf of its institutional capital partners. The acquisitions span an increasingly broad geographic footprint across the South of England and the Midlands, reflecting […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Ballymore and Penta Real Estate Launch £700 Million London Residential Joint Venture Dec 10, 2025 Ballymore has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Central European developer Penta Real Estate to deliver more than £700 million of residential schemes across two consented London sites. The partnership will bring forward around 680 new homes in Canary Wharf and Nine Elms, reinforcing confidence in the capital’s residential market and major regeneration districts. Under […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Native Land Launches South Bank Opus, Landmark 50‑Storey Super‑Prime Residential Tower at Bankside Yards Dec 10, 2025 Native Land has launched South Bank Opus, a new 50-storey residential tower at Bankside Yards that marks a major strategic move into London’s super-prime riverside market. The building, known as Opus, is the first residential element within the wider Bankside Yards regeneration and establishes the South Bank as a new focal point for high-end urban […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Unite Students secures Gateway 2 approval for 41-storey Stratford PBSA tower Dec 4, 2025 Unite Students has received Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator for its new 41-storey purpose-built student accommodation tower in Stratford, east London. The decision enables the project to move from pre-construction into the main construction phase, marking a major milestone for one of the largest student developments currently planned in the capital. The […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
