All BTR articles
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NewsHUB and Bridges agree £108m deal to forward fund 500-home Leeds scheme
Developer HUB and impact investor Bridges Fund Management have signed a £108m forward-funding deal with Realstar to deliver 488 build-to-rent (BTR) homes in Leeds, renewing a partnership between the firms.
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AEW secures €375m to snap up repriced assets
Global real estate investment manager AEW has secured a new €375m (£330m) separate account investment mandate from Samsung SRA Asset Management to take advantage of repriced European assets.
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Godwin appoints Lesley Roberts as BTR director
Property developer Godwin Developments has appointed Lesley Roberts as director of build-to-rent (BTR) operations.
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Macquarie’s Goodstone Living hires Morisson as operations director
Goodstone Living, Australian bank Macquarie’s UK build-to-rent (BTR) business, has appointed Aleksandra Morisson to the new role of operations director.
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Insight
Why build to rent is our Way of Life
It will be five years in January since I joined Way of Life, and in that time I have learned that, when it comes to BTR, the ‘Build’ part is only half the story. Our customers are really our guests, and whether they are staying for weeks, months or even ...
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Q&A: Moda director and Hove MP discuss BTR partnership
James Blakey and Peter Kyle say scheme shows how public-private co-operation is key to local housing delivery.
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Legal & General expands suburban BTR business with 107 new homes
Legal & General’s Suburban Build-to-Rent business (LGSBTR) and Cala Homes have agreed an exchange of 107 homes at Buckler’s Park in Crowthorne, Berkshire.
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LGIM Real Assets hires Adam Burney for BTR platform
Legal & General Investment Management Real Assets, the insurer’s real estate arm, has appointed Adam Burney to its Build to Rent (BTR) platform.
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Green light for Moda Living’s £205m BTR development in Glasgow
Glasgow City Council has granted planning permission for Lancefield Quays, Moda Living’s £205m, 730-home build to rent (BTR) development.
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Star Living to build 172 BTR properties in Maidstone
Star Living, the build-to-rent (BTR) arm of Strawberry Star Group, has bought a brownfield site in Maidstone, Kent, with planning permission to build 172 apartments, Property Week can reveal.
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Hounslow 348-affordable homes development greenlit
Hounslow Council has given the go-ahead to a 348-home development scheme next to Hounslow West Tube station.
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JLP enters BTR market in £500m JV with abrdn
Retail giant John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has entered the Build-to-Rent (BTR) in a £500m joint venture (JV) with insurer abrdn to build 1,000 residential Build-to-Rent (BTR) homes.
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Glenbrook’s 500-flat BTR scheme in Leeds greenlighted
Leeds City Council has approved property investor Glenbrook’s plans to develop 500 build-to-rent (BTR) apartments in the city’s centre.
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BTR sector value to exceed £100bn in five years, says Knight Frank
The value of the UK’s build to rent (BTR) market has grown 60% since 2019 to £56bn and will be worth £102bn by 2028, according to Knight Frank.
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Leumi UK completes on £26.5m facility to aid Livingway’s northern expansion
Property lender Leumi UK has completed on a £26.5m loan facility with Livingway Group, the property investor, to refinance and expand its residential portfolio in cities across the north of England.
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Placefirst lodges application for £16m Halifax BTR scheme
Build-to-rent (BTR) provider Placefirst has submitted a planning application for a £16m apartment scheme in Halifax town centre.
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Grainger on track to double its rental portfolio in seven years
Chief executive Helen Gordon says the residential landlord plans to increase its portfolio to 20,000 homes
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Pocket Living gets greenlight for over 500 London homes
Housing developer Pocket Living has been given the greenlight for its first build-to-rent (BTR) development, as part of the Old Oak and Park Royal Opportunity Area plan for 25,500 new homes on brownfield land in west London.
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British Property Federation finds BTR offers tenants best value for money
The build-to-rent (BTR) sector is the most cost-effective option for today’s renters, according to a report by the British Property Federation (BPF).
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Insight
High debt costs and low yields to affect BTR appetite
In response to your recent article ‘BTR sector set to keep growing as economic situation worsens’, I would agree with the effects of rising demand due to a chronic shortage of rental property and a growing tenant pool.
