All PRS articles
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NewsReport highlights barriers to European investment in UK
Investors see UK PRS as attractive but are holding back until there is clarity over Brexit and rent controls
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News
Invesco in £4bn residential push
Invesco Real Estate is gearing up to double the size of its European residential portfolio to £4bn over the next five years.
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Online
Sigma enters London BTR market
Sigma Capital is set to make its first build-to-rent foray into London following the acquisition of two development sites in Havering and Barking.
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Online
Grainger forward funds £42m Sheffield PRS development
Grainger has agreed to forward fund a 284-home PRS development at Well Meadow in Sheffield for around £42m.
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Online
Grainger buys second Bristol PRS site and launches tenant app
The UK’s largest listed provider of private rental housing, Grainger, has bought its second private rented sector (PRS) scheme in Bristol.
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Online
Springfield joins force with Sigma to deliver PRS homes
Springfield Properties has joined forces with Sigma PRS Management, to deliver private rented sector (PRS) homes in Scotland.
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News
BauMont acquires PRS portfolio in UK debut
Investor snaps up 35 London buildings for £37m from private family office
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News
Risks of Labour’s Right to Buy plan outweigh the benefits
BTR companies say investors would be put off if Right to Buy were extended to include the sector
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News
Bernstein outlines plan to ramp up Vita’s offer
Ex Manchester City Council head to guide student housing specialist’s PRS push
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Insight
Could rent controls boost BTR?
London mayor Sadiq Khan put the cat among the pigeons last week when he called on ministers to allow him to impose rent caps in the capital. He stands little chance, but would it be a bad thing?
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Insight
Doing nothing about London rental is not an option
Editor: The mayor of London’s proposal for residential rent control and tenancy reform is proving controversial, but when so many Londoners are having to rent indefinitely, and 68% of them apparently agree with rent control, it would be more controversial to do nothing about the London rental market ( ‘Khan ...
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News
BAM Properties seeks funding for Leeds BTR scheme
BAM Properties is seeking an investor to support the delivery of a major build-to-rent project in Leeds city centre.
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News
BTR sector could grow to £545bn, says Savills
Student accommodation tipped to flatline while retirement set for moderate growth
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News
Legal & General backs Skyliner BTR development in Edinburgh
Forward-funding deal for 338-flat scheme marks L G’s first BTR foray in Edinburgh and its second in Scotland
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Markets
First Scottish BTR schemes show strong levels of demand
Confidence is on the up as market grows.
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News
Allied London and Vita Group partner for Enterprise City resi
Allied London and Vita Group have teamed up to deliver the first phase of residential development at Enterprise City in Manchester.
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Insight
A Kooky approach: interview with Howard Crocker
Delph Property Group managing director Howard Crocker tells Emanuele Midolo about the company’s new PRS brand, Kooky
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News
Q&A: Urban Splash MD on Sekisui partnership
Simon Gawthorpe says JV plans to build ‘super factory’ to ramp up modular growth
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News
Europa’s airbase deal informs push into PRS
Fund manager’s work on ‘failed PRS’ portfolios helps guide new strategy
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Professional
Will the Homes Act help to improve standards in the PRS?
The Housing Act 1988 came into force in January 1989 with the intention of revitalising the private rented sector (PRS). Over time, the legislation has increased the number of households in the PRS – now at 4.5 million (19% of the UK’s housing stock), up from 2.8 million in 2007. ...
