Private Rented Sector and Build to Rent

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  Telford Homes gets go ahead on 1,000-unit Ilford BTR scheme

  2024-01-24T12:53:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Reworked plans for east London residential scheme get the green light.

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  Watkin Jones swings to full-year loss as it eyes 2024 recovery

  2024-01-23T11:19:00+00:00By David Parsley

  The student accommodation and build-to-rent developer went into the red during the 12 months to the end of last September.

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  Countryside Partnerships’ Simon Boreham to join Godwin Developments

  2024-01-22T15:30:00+00:00By Anandita Malhotra

  The developer appointed the senior development director to expand its residential division.

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  Tory MP tables landlord-friendly amendments to Renters Reform Bill

  2024-01-18T16:43:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Conservative MP Anthony Mangnall has tabled a series of amendments to the long-awaited bill ahead of its report stage.

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  Goldman Sachs and Tene Living acquire 260 BTR units in Wembley

  2024-01-18T07:00:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Tene Living acquire three build-to-rent (BTR) assets from Quintain.

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  Can BTR help solve the housing crisis?

  2024-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

  Property Week and Yardi brought together a panel of experts from across the industry to discuss the role the build-to-rent sector could play in addressing the UK’s shortage of affordable homes.

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  Savills and Birchgrove discuss why the rental model makes sense for the later living sector

  2024-01-18T12:54:00+00:00

  Honor Barratt, chief executive of assisted living developer Birchgrove, and Caryn Donahue, head of the senior living and healthcare team at Savills, speak to Montfort’s Andrew Teacher about the state of the later living sector.

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  PRS REIT increases ERV by 19%

  2024-01-17T10:48:00+00:00

  Rental group PRS REIT increased its estimated rental value (ERV) 19% year on year to £60.3m in the final quarter of last year, according to its latest trading update to investors.

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  Rental housing needs £250bn to meet demand, says Savills

  2024-01-15T12:54:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Research by Savills suggests £250bn of investment in build-to-rent (BTR) in England and Wales will be required by 2031 to keep pace with demand.

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  Native Residential’s Guy Nixon discusses upcoming trends and challenges for the BTR sector

  2024-01-11T00:00:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Following a bumpy year for the build-to-rent (BTR) sector, many will wonder what 2024 has in store. Guy Nixon, founder and chief executive of Native Residential, which has more than 5,000 units across 18 schemes in the UK, discusses potential trends and challenges for the year ahead.

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  Manchester mayor launches consultation on good landlords charter

  2024-01-09T17:28:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has launched a consultation on plans to improve standards of homes in social housing and the private rented sector (PRS).

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  Hub and Bridges Fund Management acquire £19m Bath site for BTR development

  2024-01-09T10:03:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Residential developer Hub, in partnership with Bridges Fund Management, has acquired a 4.5-acre brownfield site in Bath for £18.5m to develop a build-to-rent (BTR) scheme.

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  Select Property secures £44.5m development finance from Close Brothers

  2024-01-04T10:33:00+00:00By Madeleine Knight

  Developer, operator and investment specialist Select Property has secured a £44.5m development finance facility from Close Brothers to bring forward its first Affinity Living build-to-rent development in Birmingham.

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  AM alpha acquires 220-unit BTR Westminster Works scheme in Birmingham

  2023-12-19T09:40:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval

  Munich-based real estate investment firm AM alpha has acquired the 220-unit build-to-rent (BTR) development Westminster Works in Birmingham for an undisclosed amount.

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  Quintain boss explains the business model behind a successful large-scale regeneration scheme

  2023-12-19T15:42:00+00:00

  James Saunders, chief executive officer of developer and asset manager Quintain is in the interview seat in PropCast this week, discussing the firm’s flagship Wembley Park development, the importance of branding in real estate, and why listed real estate firms can struggle to complete large redevelopment schemes on time.

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