Ciaran Nerval

Orka Investments has completed the acquisition of 249-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme Vista Square in Liverpool, with support from Investec Real Estate.

Chancellor John Healey has unveiled plans to cut red tape and strip back outdated paperwork in bid to save businesses £116m a year during the home buying and selling process.

NatWest has provided funding packages of a £140m and £160m to Midlands-based housing associations Futures Housing Group and Amplius respectively, to support their development of affordable housing.

Specialist lender CrowdProperty has secured £100m in funding via a partnership with ColCap Financial UK to support small to medium sized (SME) housebuilders.

Investment management firm Downing has provided an £18.4m loan to an unnamed regional developer to support its residential redevelopment of the former Princess Helena College site at Temple Dinsley in Hertfordshire.

Developer Urban&Civic has secured planning permission from North Herts Council for its 3,200-home mixed-use masterplan in Baldock, Hertfordshire.

Chancellor John Healey will unveil over £1bn of extra cash for the Social and Affordable Housing Programme (SAHP) at this week’s Budget, the BBC has reported.

Torsion Developments, part of Torsion Group, has been ordred to wind down by the High Court, with company set to enter compulsory liquidation.

The number of new home registrations has dropped 13% year on year, according to new data from warranties and insurance provider the National House Building Council (NHBC).

Last month, industry alliance NLA (formerly New London Architecture) launched the One Built Environment campaign, urging the government to recognise the built environment as a single, connected economic sector. The campaign is backed by businesses including Arcadis, Berkeley Group, British Land, JLL, L&Q and Savills.