All PRS articles – Page 5
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NewsJLL 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.
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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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Big players join the BTR party
Landsec and British Land are among the big developers and investors targeting the maturing BTR market.
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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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Are amenity-rich BTR schemes really worth the cost?
Gavriel Hollander reports on whether renters really want to live in new BTR developments that offer everything from rooftop yoga to ‘Bobs’
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New Watkin Jones CEO backs BTR
Watkin Jones is to continue its push into build-to-rent (BTR) development under new chief executive Richard Simpson.
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2019 forecast: Alistair Elliot (Knight Frank)
”It is also imperative that our industry focuses on how to rejuvenate our high streets and addresses the need for a radical shake-up of both transaction charges and occupational taxes”
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2019 forecast: Mark Bladon (Investec)
”I’d like to see BTR reach the stage where assets are trading so we get some benchmarking, allowing developers and lenders to get more comfortable with the sector”
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2019 forecast: Ami Kotecha (AMRO)
Rather than planning for impending doom, my hope is that we focus our capital and approach on improving productivity, harnessing technology and driving growth.
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Grainger forward funds £77m Birmingham PRS scheme
Grainger has agreed to forward fund a £77m private rented sector (PRS) scheme in Exchange Square Birmingham.
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Reform agenda enhances property managers’ role
Property management will be key to meeting more stringent tenant and building safety requirements
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Cording makes second investment of £400m PRS fund in Warrington's Stadium Quarter
Cording has agreed a second deal for its new £400m UK Residential Investment Fund with a £40m forward funding deal for a build-to-rent development in Warrington.
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Shareholders back Grainger’s GRIP acquisition
Grainger has received backing from investors for its rights issue to complete the £396m acquisition of the share in GRIP REIT from Dutch pension fund APG it didn’t already own.
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Round Hill enters US multifamily housing market
Round Hill Capital has launched a partnership with Cortland, the Atlanta-based multifamily investment and management firm, to enter the US multifamily housing sector.
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Captima buys Grafton Residential to launch new JV BTR consultancy
Isle of Man-based structured finance group Captima has acquired Doherty Baines’ build-to-rent (BTR) consultancy Grafton Residential and re-launched the business as a 50/50 joint venture named Cap Real Estate.
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Canary Wharf BTR plans gather pace
Vertus’s Alastair Mullens on ‘exciting’ Newfoundland scheme and future projects
