All PRS articles – Page 4
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NewsQuintain joins forces with Movebubble app for BTR push
Developer takes stake in rental app to help promote the lifestyle benefits of its Tipi build-to-rent brand
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Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield to make PRS debut at Stratford
URW becomes latest retail giant to plan residential scheme on surplus land around major shopping centre
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Westfield set for £670m PRS scheme
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has joined forces with Canada’s PSP Investments and QuadReal Property Group to build one of London’s largest private rented sector (PRS) schemes next to the Westfield shopping centre in Stratford.
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Birmingham gets its first co-living scheme
Volume.Property chief executive reveals plans to develop site for 200 residents
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PRS REIT posts strong half-year figures
PRS REIT has posted a 34% rise in net asset value (NAV) and a near four-fold increase in rental income during the six months to the end of December.
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Death of cul-de-sac exaggerated
Typical blooming architect! Fellow PW columnist Jo Cowen recently heralded the “death of the cul-de-sac” in a tirade against housebuilders. Well I live in one and I reckon society would benefit from more culs-de-sac and less architectural hauteur.
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Housing broken but not unfixable
Despite Brexit stealing the limelight, housing remains a top government priority. In fact, there is rare cross-Whitehall agreement that the UK’s housing market is broken and innovation is urgently needed in the supply chain.
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Viventi and Henley make their first forays into UK BTR market
Viventi aims to invest £100m in BTR, while Henley has made a key hire to spearhead its move into the sector
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Brave new EcoWorld: interview with Heng Leong Cheong
EcoWorld London chief executive Heng Leong Cheong reveals to Helen Crane how it plans to become a household name in UK mid-market residential
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Old Oak Common scheme hits new roadblock with Cargiant
Used-car firm accuses development body behind scheme of ‘cock-up’ in escalating row over west London site
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PLATFORM_ enters Welsh market with 206-home BTR development in Cardiff
Build-to-rent developer and operator PLATFORM_ is set to enter the Welsh market with a new scheme in Cardiff.
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Senior BTR figures call for more support from planners to grow sector
Senior figures in build-to-rent have called for the sector to get its own use class.
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Realstar purchases 166 new PRS homes in London
Realstar has forward-funded Redrow Homes’s 166-unit build-to-rent development in Southall, West London.
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HomeViews site aims to be TripAdvisor for resi schemes
Developers sign up to independent London website where residents can review BTR and for-sale housing
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Cassidy markets £700m of forward-funding opportunities
Developer Cassidy Group is marketing £700m of forward-funding opportunities in the student accommodation and build-to-rent (BTR) sectors.
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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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Law Commission proposes making it easier for leaseholders to manage properties
The Law Commission is proposing making it easier for leaseholders to acquire the right to manage (RTM) properties so that they can take control of the day-to-day management of their building. The announcement marks the beginning of a three-month consultation on RTM.
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JLL launch short-term rental platform to rival ‘illegitimate ‘Airbnbing’’
JLL and Aberdeen Standard Investments have launched a software platform that enables one-night stays in rental accommodation to compete with what they call “illegitimate ‘Airbnbing’”.
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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.
