19 January 2026
Lambert Smith Hampton appoints director in living and capital markets team
Lambert Smith Hampton has appointed David Fisher as director within its living and capital markets team.
5,318 Build to Rent results
19 January 2026Mansford secures refi of majority of £600 million Student Cribs portfolio
Mansford, the UK-based multi-strategy real estate investment firm, has completed the refinancing of subsidiary Student Cribs, the UK’s largest scaled student Houses in Multiple Occupation platform, with Barclays Bank.
19 January 2026Developer search launched for Glasgow city centre’s biggest living scheme
JLL has launched a call for developers to bring forward plans for Glasgow city centre’s biggest living development, by the number of residential units.- 19 January 2026
BLME and developer agree £18 million facility for Edinburgh student project
Real estate investor-developer Sav Group has secured an £18 million facility from Bank of London and The Middle East to build a 112-bed purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Edinburgh. - 19 January 2026
Wertgrund: Open-ended residential real estate fund closes temporarily
Wertgrund has gated its open-ended real estate fund Wertgrund Wohnselect D. 
19 January 2026UK healthcare real estate breaks records with £12 billion of transactions
The UK healthcare market had a record-breaking year in 2025 with transactional volumes exceeding £12 billion, according to Colliers’ latest figures.
16 January 2026UK housing market shows signs of bounce back in 2026, says RICS
The UK housing market was still subdued as the curtains closed on 2025, but sentiment shows greater confidence as sale and pricing expectations are more positive, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors found in its UK Residential Market Survey.- 15 January 2026
UK build-to-rent investment hits £4.7 billion in 2025
Total investment volumes into the build-to-rent sector in the UK in 2025 hit almost £4.7 billion, preliminary data from global real estate advisor CBRE shows. 
15 January 2026Native Land completes rare Belgravia freehold acquisition from Grosvenor for ultra-luxury residential
Native Land, the privately-owned investment and development company, has exchanged contracts to buy the freehold of a half-acre site comprising Kilmuir House and 62 South Eaton Place, in London’s Belgravia, from Grosvenor, CoStar News can reveal.
15 January 2026Serious Fraud Office makes arrests as it investigates Home REIT
The Serious Fraud Office has arrested six people and searched seven sites in connection with a fraud and bribery investigation into the past management of Home REIT, the listed UK social housing company.
14 January 2026He helped create LA's criticized ‘mansion tax.’ Here’s his $1 billion rebuttal.
The Los Angeles "mansion tax," the high-profile property sales levy designed to raise money for affordable housing, has faced criticism from the real estate industry for hindering deal activity and pushing developers outside of the area. One of its architects is responding by pointing to the $1 billion in revenue it raised in less than two years.
14 January 2026Ballymore gets go ahead for 1,685 homes in Newham
Ballymore, the urban regeneration specialist, has been given the green light from the London Borough of Newham for a 1,685 home residential-led scheme at its Thames Road site.
14 January 2026Barratt London buys former Homebase for residential development
Barratt London has bought a former Homebase store in Streatham Vale from Hadley Group and Clarion Housing Group, the UK provider of affordable housing.
13 January 2026Notting Hill Genesis sells first £60 million slice of non-core private rental portfolio
Notting Hill Genesis’ private rental business, Folio, has begun the gradual sale of its non-core private rental portfolio, disposing of the St James Estate for £60 million.
13 January 2026Development agreement signed for £1 billion Stevenage Station Gateway development
Stevenage Borough Council, with support from the Stevenage Development Board, has signed a development agreement with Muse Place supported by ECF, a partnership between Muse, Homes England and Legal and Generalfor the £1 billion Station Gateway development.
13 January 2026Sentinel launches UK platform with industry veteran hire
Sentinel Real Estate, the New York City-based property investment management firm, has hired industry veteran Ben Sanderson to lead the firm’s entry into the UK living sector.
12 January 2026Investment pours into student housing as enrollments rise
Institutional investors are pouring money into the country's student housing in a bet that the Canadian government’s decision to cap international students won't disrupt demand.
12 January 2026£16m Birmingham development changes hands
Global real estate consultancy Knight Frank has advised on the sale of a residential site on Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
12 January 2026Graham and Sibbald appoints head of new Dumfries office
UK chartered surveyors and property consultants Graham and Sibbald has named residential surveying specialist Scott Morton as the head of its new Dumfries office.
