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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
German investor appoints contractor for 283-bed student scheme in Southwark
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German investor appoints contractor for 283-bed student scheme in Southwark
German investor Patrizia and developer Fabrix have appointed a contractor to build 283 student beds and 20 social rent homes in Southwark, south London
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dubai-based developer submits plans for 1,500 homes in east London
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Dubai-based developer submits plans for 1,500 homes in east London
Dubai-based developer Arada submitted planning applications for the first phase of the Thameside West regeneration project in London, which includes 1,500 homes
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Your First Home scheme will also benefit build-to-rent, London deputy mayor says
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Your First Home scheme will also benefit build-to-rent, London deputy mayor says
The government’s new equity loan scheme for first-time buyers will have a “net benefit” for the housing sector, including the build-to-rent market, London’s deputy mayor for housing has said
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The big flip: why developers are switching projects from sale to rental
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The big flip: why developers are switching projects from sale to rental
Are there bulk-buy opportunities for build-to-rent investors as flat sales to individuals fall? Zainab Hussain investigates a new phenomenon in London’s housebuilding market
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Discount market rent should be a key part of Burnham’s council housing renaissance
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Discount market rent should be a key part of Burnham’s council housing renaissance
Council housing was the original form of build-to-rent, says Olivia Harris, chief executive of housing charity Dolphin Living
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For-profit Zen Housing buys 71 affordable homes in Kent
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For-profit Zen Housing buys 71 affordable homes in Kent
For-profit registered provider Zen Housing has bought 71 affordable homes in Kent from a house builder
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
GLA backs investment firm to develop 326 social rented homes in Ilford
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GLA backs investment firm to develop 326 social rented homes in Ilford
The Greater London Authority has granted funding to an investment firm to support the development of 326 social rented homes as part of a regeneration project in Ilford, east London
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Living REIT posts £10m half-year profit ahead of later-living expansion
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Living REIT posts £10m half-year profit ahead of later-living expansion
Living REIT has posted a £10m profit in its half-year results ahead of an expansion into later living
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
CBRE Investment Management on its new affordable housing provider and single-family drive
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CBRE Investment Management on its new affordable housing provider and single-family drive
James Riding and Zainab Hussain meet CBRE Investment Management’s UK housing team to discuss its newly registered for-profit provider and suburban build-to-rent venture with Moda
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Devolve skills to build the construction workforce we need
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Devolve skills to build the construction workforce we need
The government’s construction jobs strategy should link skills provision to regional construction demand, says the Building Research Establishment’s David Weatherall
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Lloyds Living grows rental portfolio to 9,000 homes after latest deal with house builder
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Lloyds Living grows rental portfolio to 9,000 homes after latest deal with house builder
Lloyds Bank’s private rental business has grown its portfolio to 9,000 homes after its latest deal with a house builder to deliver suburban homes
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sparrow Shared Ownership chair to step down
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Sparrow Shared Ownership chair to step down
David Avery, the chair of Sparrow Shared Ownership, has announced he will step down from the board after two years in post
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Unite Group puts four student housing schemes in Leicester up for sale
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Unite Group puts four student housing schemes in Leicester up for sale
The UK’s largest student accommodation provider has put four purpose-built student accommodation schemes in Leicester up for sale
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
US-backed for-profit BluePine Living posts £2.2m loss
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US-backed for-profit BluePine Living posts £2.2m loss
For-profit affordable housing provider BluePine Living has recorded a £2.2m post-tax loss in its first year under new US owners
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Plans approved for 280 co-living homes in Hackney Wick
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Plans approved for 280 co-living homes in Hackney Wick
Plans have been approved for 280 co-living studios and 44 social rent homes in Hackney Wick, east London
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student housing portfolio
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Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student housing portfolio
A Swiss private equity firm and UK investor have bought a 1,570-bed student housing portfolio for £165m
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Scottish government bank funds 370 build-to-rent homes
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Scottish government bank funds 370 build-to-rent homes
The Scottish National Investment Bank has entered its first joint venture to develop 370 suburban build-to-rent homes in Edinburgh
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Deadline extended: enter the Women in Living Talent Under 30 category by 25 September
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Deadline extended: enter the Women in Living Talent Under 30 category by 25 September
The deadline has been extended for submissions to the Women in Living awards’ Talent Under 30 subcategory
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Exclusive: Savills IM for-profit appoints new chair
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Exclusive: Savills IM for-profit appoints new chair
Savills Investment Management’s for-profit affordable housing provider has appointed a new chair, Inside Housing Living can reveal
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Exclusive: US giant CBRE completes registration of for-profit affordable housing provider
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Exclusive: US giant CBRE completes registration of for-profit affordable housing provider
The investment arm of US property group CBRE has completed the registration of its for-profit affordable housing provider with the Regulator of Social Housing
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Shared owner satisfaction is not as simple as the headline figures
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Shared owner satisfaction is not as simple as the headline figures
Tenant satisfaction metrics for shared owners are more complex than critics would have you believe, writes Tim Willcocks, founder of Foundations Advisory
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New Igloo boss John Long on building for the squeezed middle
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New Igloo boss John Long on building for the squeezed middle
John Long has taken the reins at Igloo after 20 years at the developer. He talks to Zainab Hussain about where the regeneration specialist is headed next
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Buyer sought for 813-home Exeter student and co-living project
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Buyer sought for 813-home Exeter student and co-living project
An 813-home purpose-built student accommodation and co-living development opportunity in Exeter has been put up for sale
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Family pays tribute to Grainger Trust chair Colin Sherriff
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Family pays tribute to Grainger Trust chair Colin Sherriff
The family of Colin Sherriff has paid tribute to the Grainger Trust chair after he died peacefully at the end of August
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
UK investor and L&G strike refinancing deal for 840-home social housing portfolio
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UK investor and L&G strike refinancing deal for 840-home social housing portfolio
UK investor Aprirose has completed a refinancing deal with Legal & General for its 840-home social housing portfolio
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Manchester developer to build 2,388-home tower complex with no on-site affordable housing
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Manchester developer to build 2,388-home tower complex with no on-site affordable housing
A large Manchester developer will begin work on a 2,388-home skyscraper complex with no on-site affordable housing after the project was rubber-stamped by the city council
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Canadian investor closes second build-to-rent fund targeting 6,000 homes
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Canadian investor closes second build-to-rent fund targeting 6,000 homes
Canadian investment and asset management firm Starlight Investments has announced the closing of its second build-to-rent fund, targeting 6,000 homes
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How does the housing sector feel about the growth of for-profit providers?
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How does the housing sector feel about the growth of for-profit providers?
For-profit registered providers are growing fast. How is the sector responding? Inside Housing Living and law firm Winckworth Sherwood surveyed the housing sector’s views to find out
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
National landlord register could cost build-to-rent operators ‘tens of thousands of pounds’
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National landlord register could cost build-to-rent operators ‘tens of thousands of pounds’
The government’s new national landlord register could cost build-to-rent operators “tens of thousands of pounds” to comply, developers have warned
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
‘Talent often goes unseen’: why you should enter the Women in Living 100
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‘Talent often goes unseen’: why you should enter the Women in Living 100
With one week left to enter the Women in Living 100 initiative, our expert board explains why taking part will raise your visibility and amplify your voice. Zainab Hussain reports
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Build-to-rent is a ‘catalyst but not a panacea’ for economic growth, report finds
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Build-to-rent is a ‘catalyst but not a panacea’ for economic growth, report finds
Build-to-rent is “a catalyst but not necessarily a panacea” for economic growth, a report has found
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For-profit provider seeks buyer after failing RSH’s Governance and Financial Viability Standard
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For-profit provider seeks buyer after failing RSH’s Governance and Financial Viability Standard
A small for-profit affordable housing provider seeks a buyer after falling short of the Regulator of Social Housing’s Governance and Financial Viability Standard
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It’s time to move the policy debate from planning reform to public investment
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It’s time to move the policy debate from planning reform to public investment
The government’s planning reforms will help developers, but planning permission alone does not guarantee construction, says Iain Jenkinson at CBRE
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
UK investor appoints Hub to build two co-living schemes in London
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UK investor appoints Hub to build two co-living schemes in London
UK investor Blue Coast Capital has partnered with developer Hub to deliver two co-living schemes in London
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Grainger to raise £850m by selling off homes
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Grainger to raise £850m by selling off homes
Build-to-rent landlord Grainger has stepped up an £850m sales programme to pay down debt
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
M&G Affordable Living reports £15.1m profit but did not complete any new homes in last financial year
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M&G Affordable Living reports £15.1m profit but did not complete any new homes in last financial year
For-profit M&G Affordable Living has reported post-tax profits of £15.1m, but the provider but did not complete any new homes in last financial year
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
How Andy Burnham and build-to-rent drove Stockport’s town centre renewal
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How Andy Burnham and build-to-rent drove Stockport’s town centre renewal
Special report: James Riding visits Stockport to unpack the prime minister’s distinctive model of housing-led regeneration. Can it be replicated across the UK?
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Scotland’s new housing agency to target private finance
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Scotland’s new housing agency to target private finance
Scotland’s new housing agency will target “private commercial capital and investment” to deliver homes of all tenures, including build-to-rent and social housing
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Losses narrow at Sage Homes following £13m deal with housing association
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Losses narrow at Sage Homes following £13m deal with housing association
Sage Homes has reported narrower losses for 2025, driven by the sale of 390 homes to a housing association for £13m
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
What councils and investors need to unlock the new era of council housing
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What councils and investors need to unlock the new era of council housing
Unlocking the biggest council housebuilding programme since the post-war period will require new public-private partnerships, says Browne Jacobson’s Victoria Searle
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Unite Students gets Gateway 2 sign-off to start 2,302-bed student accommodation
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Unite Students gets Gateway 2 sign-off to start 2,302-bed student accommodation
Unite Students and Manchester Metropolitan University have received approval to begin construction of a 2,302-bed purpose-built student accommodation scheme
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Plans in for 23-storey co-living tower in Hackney
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Plans in for 23-storey co-living tower in Hackney
Plans have been submitted for a 23-storey co-living tower in Hackney, east London
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Spain’s richest man acquires London build-to-rent scheme for £150m
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Spain’s richest man acquires London build-to-rent scheme for £150m
Spain’s richest man has acquired a build-to-rent scheme in London’s West End for £150m through his real estate company Pontegadea
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Sparrow Shared Ownership reports £16m profit and pays out £31m in dividends
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Sparrow Shared Ownership reports £16m profit and pays out £31m in dividends
For-profit provider Sparrow Shared Ownership has reported post-tax profits of £16.3m and paid out £30.9m in dividends in its first full year of operation
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Interim boss of for-profit Auxesia Homes departs
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Interim boss of for-profit Auxesia Homes departs
The interim chief executive of for-profit registered provider Auxesia Homes has departed after a year at the helm
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Exclusive: Fiera Real Estate taps ex-LGPS boss to advise on UK single-family strategy
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Exclusive: Fiera Real Estate taps ex-LGPS boss to advise on UK single-family strategy
Fiera Real Estate has tapped the former boss of a large local government pension scheme (LGPS) pool to advise on its new UK single-family portfolio, Inside Housing Living can reveal
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Does it have to be a battle between council houses and Traveller sites?
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Does it have to be a battle between council houses and Traveller sites?
Councils must find hundreds of Traveller pitches, while the prime minister wants a council housing revolution. What happens when both decrees collide, asks Andrew Teacher, Islington resident and co-founder of Lauder Teacher Associates
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Regulator investigates for-profit affordable housing company for ‘serious failings’
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Regulator investigates for-profit affordable housing company for ‘serious failings’
The Regulator of Social Housing is investigating a for-profit affordable housing company for “serious failings”
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Exclusive: L&G faces hundreds of rent repayment orders for letting homes without a licence
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Exclusive: L&G faces hundreds of rent repayment orders for letting homes without a licence
Legal & General could be forced to repay rent to hundreds of tenants after it emerged that it had been renting out its build-to-rent homes in south London without a licence required by the local council, Inside Housing Living can reveal
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Inside Housing Living @ihliving.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Buyer revealed for Notting Hill Genesis’ 2,079-home private rental business
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Buyer revealed for Notting Hill Genesis’ 2,079-home private rental business
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) has chosen a large US property company to buy its 2,079-home private rental business
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