Main image: Greystar has bought the 12-acre former Peek Frean biscuit factory site in south London from Grosvenor.
Green light for Grosvenor’s Bermondsey biscuity factory build-to-rent scheme
City Hall has granted planning permission for one of London's biggest build-to-rent developments; the former Peek Frean biscuit factory site in Bermondsey will deliver over 1,500 new rental homes.
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