Private Rented Sector and Build to Rent

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  JV funds £302m Moda scheme in ‘largest regional BTR deal’

  2023-03-30T09:57:00+01:00By Madeleine Knight

  Harrison Street is funding what it claims is the UK’s largest regional build-to-rent (BTR) scheme, Moda Living’s 722-home Great Charles Street project in Birmingham, which will have a gross development value of £302m.

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  ‘Halo effect’ reversal creating city-centre BTR opportunities

  2023-03-29T00:00:00+01:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Monitoring range of activity key to identifying hotspots of the future, says API Global CEO Michael Leighton.

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  Westbrooke and Eastwood JV embarks on £100m acquisition spree

  2023-03-28T15:17:00+01:00By Lawrie Holmes

  Property investors Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management UK and Eastwood Investment Group have launched a joint venture (JV) with plans to spend between £50m and £100m developing private home sites, build-to-rent (BTR) schemes and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA).

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  PLATFORM_ greenlighted to build 1,350 BTR homes for Leeds regeneration

  2023-03-24T15:00:00+00:00By Lawrie Holmes

  Leeds City Council has approved developer PLATFORM_’s plans to build 1,350 build-to-rent (BTR) apartments in Leeds with a gross development value of £500m.

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  TopHat and Man GPM sign £50m deal for East Sussex modular resi scheme

  2023-03-24T10:34:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Modular housebuilder TopHat has agreed a £50m development deal with Man GPM, the private markets business group of Man Group, to develop 226 zero-carbon homes in Lewes, East Sussex.

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  Harworth targets BTR and industrial space after reporting leap in NAV

  2023-03-23T00:00:00+00:00By Madeleine Knight

  Land regeneration specialist Harworth Group cited the build-to-rent (BTR) space as a key focus for the year ahead as it revealed a rise in net asset value to the year to 31 December, despite a sharp fall in investor returns and profit.

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  BTR and PBSA sectors are not interchangeable

  2023-03-23T00:00:00+00:00By Matthew Smith

  Editor: Build-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator Moda Living’s recent venture into the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) market comes as no surprise.

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  ​Barratt hunts funding partners for £280m London BTR opportunity

  2023-03-22T16:09:00+00:00By Jamie Bennett-Ness

  Barratt London has launched a hunt for one or more funding partners for a £280m build-to-rent opportunity comprising three schemes in London.

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  Connells launches arm targeting rental sector investors

  2023-03-21T15:21:00+00:00By Lawrie Holmes

  Property services provider Connells Group, part of building society owner Skipton Group, has launched Connells Living, a business proposition focused on private rented sector (PRS) investors.

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  Eutopia Homes acquires Kent school site for resi development

  2023-03-16T11:08:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Developer Eutopia Homes has acquired a 5.8-acre former school site in Medway, Kent with Chenavari Investment Managers for a housing development.

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  £113m funding needed for Birmingham BTR scheme

  2023-03-16T08:51:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Midlands-based developer BPG has appointed property consultancy Knight Frank to find a funding partner for a new build-to-Rent (BTR) investment opportunity in Birmingham.

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  BTR on the rise in the South East

  2023-03-15T00:00:00+00:00By Greg Pitcher

  With stock low and demand high, opportunity is knocking for BTR developers.

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  Q&A: Oblix Living founder on filling a niche in the BTR market

  2023-03-15T00:00:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Chief executive Rishi Passi says being a newcomer to the sector adds challenges at an already difficult time.

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  Centrick launches new BTR platform at MIPIM

  2023-03-14T11:03:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Property developer Centrick has created a new build-to-rent (BTR) platform VICI, which it is launching this Wednesday at Mipim in Cannes.

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  Realstar makes hires to boost BTR team

  2023-03-10T16:07:00+00:00By Lawrie Holmes

  Canadian real estate investor Realstar Group has appointed three members to its UK build-to-rent (BTR) team.

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