All Build-to-rent articles – Page 28
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Record PRS investment in 2018
Institutional investment into the UK’s private rented sector (PRS) reached a record total of £3.1bn in 2018, up 33% year-on-year.
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Get Living owners buy 800 homes in Greater Manchester
The owners of Get Living have completed the forward purchase of more than 800 homes for market rent at Middlewood Locks, Greater Manchester.
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As BTR pipeline grows, are we ready to manage the homes?
We should all be encouraged by last week’s figures from the British Property Federation showing that there are now almost 140,000 build to rent homes complete, under construction or in planning in the UK.
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Cording forward funds Nottingham PRS scheme
Cording Real Estate Group has struck the third deal for its £400m Cording UK Residential Investment Fund, which invests in the private rented sector (PRS) on behalf of continental European investors.
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Build-to-rent sector isn’t just for young, wealthy urbanites
As Helen Crane’s feature noted, Landsec and British Land are among the big developers and investors targeting the maturing BTR market. So what’s next?
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Green quits LSL’s PRSim for flatmate start-up
Jo Green, a former director of PRS and build to rent (BTR) client services at LSL’s PRSim, has joined as UK sales director of Ideal Flatmate, the UK’s first compatibility based flatsharing site.
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Realstar backs London BTR double
Realstar has agreed to fund two new build-to-rent schemes in East London and Southall, West London, with a total development value of £200m.
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BTR home numbers jump 22% in a year
The number of build-to-rent homes completed, under construction or in planning has increased by 22% to 139,508 over the past year, according to research published produced by Savills for the British Property Federation (BPF).
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Europa and Atlas buy tallest tower in Salford
Europa Capital and Atlas Residential have agreed a forward agreement to acquire a 44 storey PRS development in Greater Manchester from developer Renaker Build.
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Watkin Jones posts record annual figures to welcome new CEO
Watkin Jones has posted a leap in revenue and profit in its annual results with its new chief executive predicting further gains in the years ahead.
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Starwood joins Urbeo to create €1bn Irish BTR platform
Starwood Capital Group has backed a new €1bn (£900m) new build-to-rent (BTR) residential platform in Ireland with Urbeo Residential and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF).
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Telford appoints Savills to find institutional BTR investor
Telford Homes has mandated Savills to identify an institutional investor to become the housebuilder’s long term partner on built to rent (BTR).
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PRS REIT posts maiden annual results
PRS REIT has revealed a £3.2m pre-tax profit in its maiden annual results for the 13 months since its float in May 2017.
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Brexit hits high-price home sales at Telford
Telford Homes has warned that Brexit has hit house sales, with buyers taking a “wait and see” approach ahead of the UK’s departure from the EU.
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Toone launches investment advisory business with LIV Group
Mike Toone, formerly of Tudor Toone, has partnered with LIV Group to launch a new investment advisory firm for the build-to-rent (BTR) sector.
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Government tells councils to consider affordable housing ‘covenants’ for BTR schemes
Councils should consider applying covenants that require owners of build-to-rent developments to make more affordable housing contributions if they offer units for private sale soon after completion, according to new government planning guidance.
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Private sector BTR players can deliver affordable rents
The build-to-rent (BTR) sector has been trumpeted as a viable and potentially substantial deliverer of new homes
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L&G acquires Manchester BTR tower
Legal General has exchanged contracts to acquire the 350-unit West Tower build-to-rent block within Renaker’s Deansgate Square scheme in Manchester.
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Round Hill appoints MD for €1bn push in Ireland
Round Hill Capital has appointed John Vaudin as managing director, Ireland.
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Telford Homes completes first BTR development
Telford Homes has completed its first build to rent development on Caledonian Road, north London.