Tag: build to rent
UK’s build-to-rent industry continues to attract more institutional investors
With property prices continuing to rise unabated, home ownership levels are beginning to fall, creating a demand – supply unbalance. The renting...
Lloyds banks to be largest private landlord by 2030, internal job...
An internal job advert published by Lloyds Bank has revealed that it intends to acquire 50,000 build-to-rent properties by 2030 and become...
Built-to-Rent chief says landlords leave tenants ‘in fear of eviction’
The CEO of the UK’s largest listed residential landlord has taken aim at private landlords whom she accuses of leaving tenants in...
Jump in BTR planning approvals signals boom for growing housing sector
The build-to-rent (BTR) sector has been booming during the pandemic including a record 11,975 planning applications submitted, up 52% year-on-year.
EXCLUSIVE: BTR tenants revolt over services withdrawn during Covid
Build to Rent (BTR) developers’ response to Covid has tested promises they made to tenants around hassle-free living and being an antidote...
City firm to hoover up 2,000 rental properties and ‘professionalise’ them
A big new business venture aims to give private landlords a run for their money by buying up and refurbishing thousands of...
Build to rent booms as US-style renting takes off in UK
The UK’s build-to-rent sector could soon take a 20% share of the new homes market if it follows trends seen in the...
LATEST: Build-to-Rent conversion of Debenhams’ store reveals high street ‘structural shift’
A decision by shopping centre giant Hammerson to redevelop a former Debenhams store in Leicester into rental apartments has been heralded as...
Major build-to-rent developer prepares £500m expansion into London
Property developer Avanton has unveiled ambitious plans to build 5,000 flats for rent across London in the next two years as part of...
Build-to-rent tower stands empty as borough bungles sign-off process
Tenants expecting to move into a prestigious build-to-rent residential block that was finished last summer are still waiting for Croydon council to...