All PRS articles
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NewsConnells launches arm targeting rental sector investors
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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News
Eutopia Homes acquires Kent school site for resi development
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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Professional
Supply dearth needs mixed offer
The Renters’ Reform Bill has been on the cards for some time. It was proposed four prime ministers ago, by Theresa May, and was intended to ‘professionalise’ the private rented sector (PRS).
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M&G’s European Living Property Fund acquires €99.5m Dublin PRS scheme
M&G’s newly launched European Living Property Fund has made its second acquisition with the purchase of an asset in Eglinton Place, Dublin, for €99.5m (£87.6m).
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Demand in London letting market remains at record high despite January dip
Letting demand in London dipped by 4% last month in comparison to the same period last year, according to Foxtons Lettings Market Index for January 2023.
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Notting Hill Genesis agrees 590 home deal
Notting Hill Genesis, the housing association, has made a partnership deal with property fund manager Resonance, which will see it take over 590 properties.
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Henley and Chartway to develop 162 Kent homes
Henley Investment Management (Henley) and Chartway Partnerships Group (Chartway) have agreed a deal to develop 162 new homes at Ebbsfleet Garden City, Property Week can reveal.
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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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Online
The role of landlords in the future of flexspace
Experts from Colliers discuss how hybrid working creates compelling opportunities for landlords.
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Insight
Levelling up: PRS must take priority
The private rented sector (PRS) needs to be top of the list when it comes to levelling up.
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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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Sadiq Khan steps up calls for London rent freeze
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan called an emergency summit urging the government to freeze rent rates, as it was revealed four out of ten Londoners fear they will struggle to pay rent.
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Asking rent discount turns positive as the rent squeeze continues
A lack of available homes to rent continues to affect the prime London rental market, with limited new instructions and rising rents, data from LonRes shows.
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PRS REIT set to hit 5,000-unit rental portfolio as profits soar
Group reports increase in net asset value, operating profit and net rental income for year to the end of June.
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Insight
It's crunch time for affordable PRS
Almost daily media updates add to the growing sense that the cost-of-living crisis is becoming a national emergency, with reporting mostly highlighting spiralling energy costs and the impact of soaring inflation on necessities.
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News
Springfield Properties puts pause on affordable-housing contracts
Scottish-based housebuilder Springfield Properties has suspended its affordable-housing contracts as it awaits clarification from the Scottish government about its rent-freeze policy.
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Online
Grainger splashes out £128m on third build-to-rent investment in Bristol
Grainger has exchanged contracts to forward fund and acquire the build-to-rent element of the second phase of Redcliff Quarter in Bristol in a deal worth £128m.
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PAC report slams PRS and government for failing to provide safe rental homes
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has reported that more than half a million private rental homes pose “a serious threat to the health and safety of renters”.
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Online
PRS produces solid third quarter
PRS REIT has posted a 37% in estimated rental value (ERV) over the past twelve months.
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News
Q&A: Beech’s CEO and backers on the north’s strong PRS roots
Stephen Beech and Saudi investors discuss strength of Manchester market, levelling up and sustainability.
