Positive Property Press – 5th October 2026

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 – 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿!

Here are some of the biggest positive stories of the last week that you may have missed… (P.S. How is October already?)

Final 100 days of the year, let’s go!

Stanhope PLC and NBIM agreed to acquire a £200m prime City of London development scheme from La Caisse, marking the first transaction under their new alliance and targeting further commercial opportunities across London and Paris.
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Arada London submitted planning for nearly 1,500 homes at Thameside West in London’s Royal Docks, including a new seven-acre waterfront park, 1,000 trees and a kilometre of active waterfront, forming the first phase of the £2.5bn regeneration scheme with potential for 5,000+ homes.
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Future Academies and London Square received planning consent for a White City regeneration scheme delivering 307 new homes, including 90 social rent homes, alongside a £42m investment to rebuild and modernise Phoenix Academy in West London.
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Salboy launched Everway Homes , its new build-to-rent platform targeting 2,000 low-rise rental homes across the UK over five years, with 1,000 homes already in the pipeline and first tenants expected from January 2027.
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Brentwood Borough Council appointed Willmott Dixon Developments and Milligan to transform the Baytree Shopping Centre, delivering a new leisure quarter with a premium-format cinema, restaurants, bars and upgraded public realm, while unlocking potential for future housing.
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Landsec acquired Gateshead’s 2m sq ft Metrocentre for £516m, taking full ownership of the 16m-visits-a-year retail and leisure destination as part of its strategy to invest £1bn in major retail assets.
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Far East Orchard Limited acquired Unite Students King’s Place development site in Southwark for £60m, with plans for a 444-bed student accommodation scheme alongside eight key-worker homes, targeting completion by 2029 and marking its first London development.
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ECF submitted planning for the £1bn+ regeneration of Greyfriars in Northampton, delivering up to 1,220 homes, 100,000+ sq ft of commercial space, new public realm and the restoration of the Grade II-listed Corn Exchange. Muse & L&G – Asset Management.
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Empira Group and Partners Group launched a €1bn pan-European living strategy targeting multifamily, student, senior and single-family housing across Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Spain.
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Plenty happening out there, now for a positive Autumn budget and a slingshot into 2027!