Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A new report has found that overall ratings for BTR properties were slightly higher in 2020 than in 2019 despite the difficulties caused by Covid-19.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Coliving developer and operator The Collective has appointed Simon Koster as CEO, with founder Reza merchant taking the role of chairman.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Location ventures is planning a coliving and coworking development with a GDV of $56 million on a Miami site it has acquired for $20 million.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Senior living developer Riverstone is in talks to secure new projects worth £500 million.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Unite Students has extended its joint venture with Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC to September 2032.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Fizzy Living has become the first build-to-rent [BTR] operator in London to offer rentals from as short as three months, in light of the pandemic and evolving priorities for renters.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Workspace provider IWG recorded a double-digit drop in open centre revenue in the Q1 2021, but experienced “unprecedented demand” for its flexible work products.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Plans to build an aparthotel as part of the redevelopment Bristol’s historic Soapworks have been dropped for more affordable homes.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Coliving brand Vonder will open properties in Earls Court and Paddington, in May and July respectively.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Retirement Villages Group (RVG) has secured a £2 billion investment to drive the development of more than 40 new sites across the UK.