Tag: build to rent
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EXCLUSIVE: BTR tenants revolt over services withdrawn during Covid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...
Leading letting agency claims build-to-rent has only 1% rent arrears during...
Build-to-rent (BTR) specialist lettings agency Ascend has collected an impressive 99% of its rent during the coronavirus crisis on behalf of its...
Build-to-rent VS buy-to-let battle of the suburbs begins
Landlords are getting some competition in the suburbs where developers have started to build rafts of new family rental homes.
Build-to-rent giant in ‘secret talks’ with London mayor to offer NHS...
Deal between City Hall and Grainger would be a major step forward in securing apartments for front-line staff who need somewhere...