PRS – Page 3
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InsightHome truths: Evolving BTR market will bring a more varied offer
Over the past couple of years, financial investment in the UK’s build-to-rent (BTR) sector has finally translated into the first generation of bespoke, professionally managed rental accommodation.
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InsightPooling set to unlock more PRS investment
Local authority pension funds are attracted by the sector’s steady returns as Samuel Horti reports.
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MarketsCo-living pioneers shake up rental market
New housing schemes promising a social life and networking opportunities are redefining the rental landscape.
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MarketsQ&A: Atlas Residential's Jonathon Ivory on bringing the American ethos to the UK BTR market
The MD of Atlas Residential’s London office discusses differences and similarities between the UK and US markets.
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InsightIs L&Q being over-ambitious with its 25,000 PRS target?
The 4th of July was fittingly chosen as the launch date for L Q @ The Residence. The housing association’s latest private rented sector (PRS) scheme offers views over the new US Embassy in the Nine Elms area of London.
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InsightA new dawn for PRS
I read LSL Property Services’ findings on PRS tenants with optimism – it’s clear the Build-to-Rent (BTR) sector’s ambition to put customer satisfaction at the heart of its modus operandi is pushing at an open door so far as tenants are concerned.
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MarketsAre amenities key to the success of build-to-rent in the UK?
The only thing everyone says they know for sure about the build-to-rent (BTR) sector is that no one knows for sure what works. BTR is a “fledgling sector”, according to experts. There are no right answers.
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MarketsChris Lacey targets large-scale projects with new residential capital advisory business
CBRE’s former head of capital markets, Chris Lacey, made a name for himself as the go-to agent for the build-to-rent (BTR) sector at a time when the concept as we know it now was virtually unheard of.
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InsightBTR outlook bullish despite housing market slowdown
These are uncertain times for the residential market. House price growth is petering out and prices could well start to fall if the economy slows ahead of Brexit and rising inflation puts pressure on household finances.
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InsightL&G racks up deals to expand BTR portfolio
Legal General’s £47.5m purchase last week of a site in Bath for the development of 171 homes for rent is just the start of a major acquisition push from the insurer this year, build-to-rent (BTR) fund manager Dan Batterton reveals.
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InsightQuintain to build final 5,000 Wembley homes for the PRS
The home of football will soon house the UK’s biggest build-to-rent scheme. Quintain unveiled plans on Tuesday to build all the remaining private homes at Wembley Park for the rental market.
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MarketsQ&A: Iceni Projects on how American PRS can cross the pond
The US is known for doing things in a bigger and brasher way than the UK - and the private rented sector (PRS) is no exception.
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InsightQ&A: Venn’s Paul House on meeting PRS funding needs
Venn Partners last week announced the launch of the first bond to be issued through the government’s £3.5bn private rented sector (PRS) guarantee scheme.
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InsightWhere next for PRS?
Several champions of the private rented sector industry get their heads around its immediate future.
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InsightQ&A: Harry Downes on the prospects for build to rent
The private rented sector (PRS) has been tipped to thrive following the EU referendum, as investors look for stable, long-term income amid all the Brexit vote uncertainty.
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MarketsCan build-to-rent thrive in a Brexit-induced slowdown?
The Brexit vote has proved a shock to the property industry. Deals are slowing, commercial property investment is falling, high-end homes are struggling to find buyers and developers – including the large housebuilders – are putting their plans on hold.
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MarketsQ&A: Henry Smith on Aitch Group’s east London PRS push
Aitch Group is a South East-based developer best known for two things: preparing underused commercial sites for residential schemes and selling them on; and developing properties on behalf of housing associations.
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InsightInterview: Matthew Weiner and Richard Upton of U+I
The U+I’s executives discuss the firm’s ambition to become a PRS heavyweight.
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MarketsPRS enjoys bumper start to the year as £3bn committed
To date, words have spoken louder than actions when it comes to the private rented sector (PRS).
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InsightComplex issues remain around the provision of PRS accommodation
The news that RBS has allocated £1bn to the private rented sector is - on the face of it, at least - further evidence that the UK is at last embracing the continental model of high-quality, long-term rental accommodation.
