Private rented sector developer PLATFORM_ is set to deliver its first new-build scheme after buying a Sheffield city centre site for a 300-unit, £75m project, Property Week can reveal. Until now, the company, owned by private real estate investor and developer Westrock, has built its portfolio of...
This week we announced a joint venture with investment managers Invesco. As part of the scheme they have purchased a majority stake of the PLATFORM_ portfolio, which includes 580 build to rent apartments, which we will continue to manage. The deal is worth around £116m...
12 April 2017 | By Jean-Marc Vandevivere (PLATFORM_) Over recent years, politicians and businesses have increasingly sought to outdo each other in appearing digital savvy. From former chancellor George Osborne declaring his support for the sharing economy to multinationals singing the praises of agile working and big...
Invesco Real Estate and PLATFORM_ partner on £116m Private Rented Sector Portfolio Invesco Real Estate (IRE), a global real estate investment manager and PLATFORM_, a national developer and specialist operator of private rented housing, are pleased to announce the establishment of an investment partnership for a...
One of the UK’s leading operators of private rented housing has appointed British Land’s former residential head as its new Chief Executive to lead a major programme of development and expansion. Jean-Marc Vandevivere spent five years leading the residential arm of Britain’s biggest property company delivering...