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31-Story Build-to-Rent Community Opens in Liverpool

31-Story Build-to-Rent Community Opens in Liverpool

by Phil Hall | Mar 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate Investing, WRE News Exclusive

Starlight Investments, the Toronto-headquartered real estate investment and asset management firm, announced the grand opening of Lighthaus, a 31-story build-to‑rent (BTR) community in Liverpool, England. Lighthaus features 278 units consisting of studio, one-, two‑,...
New ‘Mansion Tax’ Coming to England

New ‘Mansion Tax’ Coming to England

by Phil Hall | Nov 28, 2025 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The owners of luxury properties in England valued at more than £2 million ($2.6 million) are facing new surcharges of at least $3,300 beginning in 2028. The BBC reports the new “mansion tax” comes on top of the existing council tax and will be divided into four bands....
13th Century English Manor (Complete with Moat) Now Listed for $4.38 Million

13th Century English Manor (Complete with Moat) Now Listed for $4.38 Million

by Phil Hall | Jul 14, 2025 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

An English manor located on an estate that was created when Richard the Lionheart was the reigning monarch has been listed for sale at $4.38 million. Kent Online reports the 24-acre historic estate of St John’s Jerusalem in Sutton-at-Hone, near Farningham, is based on...
English Housing Development Disrupted by Endangered Spider Colony

English Housing Development Disrupted by Endangered Spider Colony

by Phil Hall | Feb 17, 2025 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Development on a new community in Southeast England came to a halt following the discovery of a small colony of endangered species. Kent Online reports construction on a section of the 15,000-home Ebbsfleet Garden City project was stopped over concerns that a...
UK Government Plans to Build Up to 12 New Towns to Alleviate Housing Shortage

UK Government Plans to Build Up to 12 New Towns to Alleviate Housing Shortage

by Phil Hall | Feb 13, 2025 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to create the nation’s “largest housebuilding program” since the post-World War II era with the proposed construction of up to 12 new towns and the potential for 10,000 or more homes. According to combined media...
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