Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: VELO Fund, a global consortium of global investors, has announced plans to enter the UK purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: International Hospitality Media [IHM], the leading online publisher and event organiser for the hospitality and real estate sectors, is delighted to confirm that its latest launch – Urban Living Festival: stay • live • work – will go ahead as scheduled on 25-26 November at Tobacco Dock in London.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: Real estate entrepreneurs Swapnali Bhosale Kadam and Abhishek Kumar have launched COVIE, described as “a new age co-living startup” with 3,000+ beds in Pune, Bengaluru and Mumbai.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A third block of student accommodation in Cardiff has applied for a change of use to serviced apartments.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Coliving developer and operator Starcity is partnering with Greystar to offer the company its experience platform.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: SoftBank is injecting a further $1.1 billion into WeWork as it battles declining membership amid the pandemic.

Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer housing minister Eoghan Murphy changed planning laws in 2018 to allow for coliving projects. But Sinn Féin has introduced a bill which will outlaw

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Savills group chief executive Mark Ridley has warned that British cities are “behind the curve” when compared to European and Asian counterparts.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A planning decision on a four-tower coliving development in Manchester city centre has been deferred for a site visit.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Research from Knight Frank says the UK’s senior living sector is expected to grow 10 per cent over the next five years.