Residential

All the latest stories covering BTR and PRS, housebuilders, housing associations, retirement living and student accommodation.
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Latest Residential property news

Berkeley Group CEO Rob Perrins

 Berkeley halts land acquisitions citing ‘unviable’ market conditions

The housebuilder said it would also implement a hiring freeze and employ fewer subcontractors, while prioritising value creation from existing land.

LRC

LRC Group wins £53m package to bolster resi portfolio

The funding from Investec Real Estate will be used to acquire 293 homes across three assets in Hounslow, Surrey Quays and Bedford.

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Fresh set to manage 604-bed Edinburgh PBSA scheme

The Mantle Yard scheme in Leith is under development and set to open in time for the 2027-28 academic year.

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Rightmove hit by £1.5bn lawsuit over ‘unfair’ fees

The estate agents claim Rightmove has used its online dominance to "financially squeeze subscribers by consistently and materially raising prices without proper justification".

Care home

Two thirds of investors boosted their healthcare allocation in 2025, CBRE finds

In its 2026 Healthcare Sentiment Survey, CBRE revealed that approximately £10bn was invested in the care home sector last year, accounting for 79% of all healthcare investment.

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Frogmore to exit fund management business

The company confirmed the move after a series of recent administrations as it winds down its £400m FREP III value-add fund, with a host of schemes being sold off or handed back to lenders.

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Grainger’s Helen Gordon discusses why housing has HALO for investors

Investors’ shift away from tech to so-called ‘hard assets with low obsolescence’ bodes well for UK BTR.

Simon Century, Amy Rees, Pat Ritchie and Peter Vernon

Government’s £16bn National Housing Bank opens for business

Homes England has officially launched the National Housing Bank alongside a new investment plan, which will look to deploy £16bn of debt, equity and guarantees to deliver 500,000 new homes.

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USS to acquire majority stake in Venn Partners

The deal with the UK’s largest private pension scheme will boost Venn’s capacity to invest in UK housing.

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Allsop raises over £105m at commercial and resi auctions

The commercial auction raised £60m, while the residential sale brought in £45m.

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Muse and WCHC get green light for Manchester affordable homes scheme

The Alpha scheme from Muse and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group will contain 125 affordable homes as part of the area's wider regeneration.

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Shared home ownership comes with ‘longer-term financial risks’, NAO warns

The report found that the complexities of service charges and ‘staircasing’ – where customers increase the proportion of the property they own rather than rent - make the product hard for consumers to understand.

Mixed development of later living and SFH housing

We need age-defined homes in thriving towns

An All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) that focuses on housing and care for older people recently published a report on intergenerational living, highlighting the need for greater consideration of our ageing population.

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New Mac Mic Land chief exec unveils 35,000-home expansion plan

Steve Clegg will oversee plans to increase the planning and land promotion company's holdings from 62 to 85 sites in the next six months.

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Metrocentre partners with council for 4,500-home Metro Riverside

The new 'city within a city' will regenerate under-used brownfield land surrounding the Gateshead shopping centre.

House on money pile

Plus Dane Housing wins £60m loan from HSBC

The five-year loan sees HSBC become a new strategic lender to the housing association.

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Government launches £165m fund to unblock stalled housing sites

The Department for Transport funding will be used to finance new transport improvements in a bid to unlock housing development sites.

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Government commits £70m to tackle building safety skills gap

The three-year funding programme aims to increase the number of Class 3H professionals qualified to inspect high-risk buildings, as well as training new fire engineers.

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PIC buys Lincoln MGT’s Reading BTR scheme in £200m-plus deal

The pension fund's puchase of the 598-home Ebb & Flow scheme is its largest BTR deal to date, adding to a portfolio containing four other developments.

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Avant Homes greenlit for £67m Barnsley development

The housebuilder will start on the 289-home scheme this spring and aims to have the first properties ready for sale by the end of the year.

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