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London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...
16 April 2024
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Grainger, the UK’s largest listed provider of rental homes, has revealed its second Build To Rent development in Bristol. Located within Temple...
09 April 2024
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Buy to let landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their rental stock should get tax relief. That’s the view of Heather...
20 February 2024
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The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...
08 February 2024
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New analysis from Rightmove looks at the most prominent trends expected in the rental market during 2024, with advertised rents predicted...
16 January 2024
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A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years. UK rents...
21 December 2023
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Bricklane, the residential property investment platform, has doubled its geographic footprint by expanding into select markets in the north west of...
15 August 2023
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The value of the UK's fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector has risen to £56 billion, up 60% from £35 billion...
02 December 2022
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A new social impact investment scheme by PfP Capital has successfully delivered more than 450 new homes. As the rental property supply...
11 November 2022
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Grainger plc, the UK's largest listed provider of private rental homes, has expanded its portfolio of Build to Rent properties in Milton...
19 October 2022
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Universities – the institutions where the brightest of the batch go to not only enhance themselves but will one day, also...
21 September 2022
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The average UK house price hit a fresh high in May, rising for the 11th month in a row, according to...
08 July 2022
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PIT looks at the latest trends in the UK rental market and investment strategies for buy-to-let landlords and investors. Revolution Brokers uncovers the...
06 July 2022
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The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...
29 June 2022
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Maintenance in the UK rented sector totals a whopping £30 billion a year, according to new research. Property maintenance solution provider, Help...
06 June 2022
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The build-to-rent market has long been characterised by providing expensive, urban flats for young adults; but 2021 was a landmark year...
06 June 2022
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With the opening of the Elizabeth line last week, it’s no surprise that properties within a short distance of Crossrail stations...
01 June 2022
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Grainger plc has announced the launch of Pin Yard as part of it’s expanding portfolio of Build-to-Rent (BTR) properties in Leeds. Launched...
13 April 2022
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With energy bills due to increase by 54% next month, research from specialist property lending experts Octane Capital has revealed that...
28 March 2022
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New-build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41% in the current market as the Build to Rent (BTR) boom...
23 February 2022
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A Build to Rent platform set up by Macquarie Asset Management with British real estate industry veterans Darryl Flay and Martin...
16 February 2022
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Research from Octane Capital has revealed which areas of the UK rental market are driving growth in rental stock availability, as...
11 February 2022
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Plans to build hundreds of new rental homes next to Cockfosters tube station have been given the go-ahead by Enfield Council, subject...
09 February 2022
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Over two million properties in the sector lack basic energy efficiency measures and risk being banned from the market in the...
04 February 2022
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This week’s development roundup highlights the latest in development and investment, from Elevate Property Group’s decade-long run and Legal & General’s...
24 January 2022
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With 45% of the population owning a pet, and London ranked the most pet-friendly city in Europe, estate agents Douglas &...
10 January 2022
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Santhosh Gowda, chairman of property developer Strawberry Star, outlines in this guest piece why Luton is really going places and should...
24 December 2021
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The seemingly endless growth of Build to Rent continues unabated, with the new partnership of Moda Living, Osborne + Co and MRP recently...
20 December 2021
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The latest collection of 487 rental homes in Brentford, West London, has been revealed by Apo (a-part-of.com), the innovative new London-based residential...
24 November 2021
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Research by Sequre Property Investment has revealed which cities are seeing the largest level of high yield rental homes. The buy-to-let (BTL)...
17 November 2021
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Goldman Sachs made the headlines after announcing a partnership with Urban & Civic to deliver hundreds of rental homes across the...
03 November 2021
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A fifth of UK renters claim they would fork out up to 10% more in rent each month for smart features...
11 October 2021
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Estate and lettings agent Barrows and Forrester recently explored the rental demand across the nation during the third quarter of the...
06 October 2021
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Plans for the latest phase of The Island Quarter development were approved by Nottingham City Council. The approved plans are set to...
29 September 2021
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Knight Frank has announced that the UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) market received record levels of investment in the first two...
16 August 2021
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The importance of good-quality senior housing has become starker than ever during the Covid-19 pandemic, but there still remains a shortage...
11 August 2021
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A disparity between property demand and supply has risen across the UK. This has created opportunities for buy-to-let landlords to invest in...
09 August 2021
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MCI Developments and Promenade Estates secures Ellesmere Port approval Promenade Estates alongside its partner MCI Developments has secured planning consent for 170 houses...
09 July 2021
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UK developer and manager of residential rental homes, Watkin Jones, has received resolution to grant permission for a Build to Rent...
05 July 2021
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2020 was a tough pill to swallow for Europe’s real estate markets as some segments were forced into extremely disruptive lockdowns...
22 February 2021
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In early December, senior researcher at AMA Research, Alex Blagden, talked about an expected surge in Build to Rent (BTR) applications...
18 December 2020
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Moda Living has formed a technology partnership with Samsung to provide 60,000 smart home appliances across its pipeline. The smart home is...
09 December 2020
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Work is set to get underway in the coming weeks on the construction of a new Build to Rent (BTR) development...
30 November 2020
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The fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector continues to generate plenty of news, even as we live through Lockdown 2.0. The week-long...
20 November 2020
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The team behind Glasgow’s first major city centre Build to Rent (BTR) development has now successfully delivered another multi-million pound BTR...
30 October 2020
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The doors have been opened to the first phase of a flagship East London development, with canal-side rental homes now on...
14 September 2020
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In parts one and two, we looked at the investors and developers with a large stake in the fast-emerging Build to...
19 June 2020
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In part one, we looked at the major institutional investors ploughing money into the rapidly growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector. Here,...
17 June 2020
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A closed-ended real estate investment trust has announced the completion of the 2,000th home for its portfolio. The PRS REIT was established...
17 June 2020
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Before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, there could be no denying that Build to Rent (BTR) was the biggest property market...
15 June 2020
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Prospective renters searching for new properties while at home during lockdown are focusing their attentions on areas with rivers or near...
24 April 2020
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Eutopia Homes, a developer specialising in mid-market homes for rent and for sale, has secured planning permission for a new sustainable...
23 March 2020
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The Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed in his first Budget plans to introduce a 2% stamp duty surcharge on non-UK tax residents. While...
13 March 2020
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The green light has been given for Moda Living’s ‘landmark’ £260 million Build to Rent neighbourhood in Hove. Moda Living, which...
11 March 2020
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The thorny issue of rent controls has reared its head again as the campaigns for the London mayoral election 2020 start...
06 March 2020
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New data from Citylets and ESPC, on the rental market and accompanying house price information respectively, has revealed that Musselburgh offered...
19 February 2020
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The UK is witnessing an influx of American-style purpose-built, professionally managed rental homes, according to the latest research by Savills for...
22 January 2020
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It’s impossible to know for sure what the major investment trends will be for the next decade, but if recent trends...
18 December 2019
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Last week PIT attended a roundtable discussion at WeWork Monument where the future of Build to Rent, the role of PropTech/AI...
04 December 2019
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New research has claimed that rent controls hurt tenants by drying up the supply of rental homes and in some cases...
04 November 2019
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Legal & General Affordable Homes has committed £750 million to new affordable housing projects throughout the UK. The projects would see an...
23 October 2019
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The commitment of landlords and property investors to improving properties has contributed towards a drastically improved standard of rental accommodation in...
25 September 2019
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European investment platform Henderson Park and leading Build to Rent developer Greystar have announced the acquisition of a site at the...
26 June 2019
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Financial services company Legal & General, already a major player in the burgeoning Build to Rent (BTR) sector, has revealed that...
17 May 2019
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Crest Nicholson and M&G Real Estate have partnered for the fifth time to fund the construction of a second phase of...
17 April 2019
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Brexit uncertainty could lead to more Britons holidaying in the UK, strengthening demand for holiday let rental homes. That is according to...
27 March 2019
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Parking is the most desired feature of rental homes across England, Wales and Scotland, according to new research by Zoopla. The study...
13 March 2019
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With Build to Rent the fastest-growing trend in the rental sector, Property Investor Today took the opportunity to visit one of...
01 March 2019
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Now is an exciting time to be a buy-to-let investor, says investment agency Surrenden Invest, even in spite of the ongoing...
01 March 2019
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Rental prices in major European cities are on the rise, according to research by housing platform HousingAnywhere. The HousingAnywhere European Rent Index...
30 January 2019
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Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...
06 December 2018
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Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...
23 November 2018
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Asking rents have reached a record high this quarter following an ongoing trend of fewer property investors purchasing buy-to-let properties, according...
31 October 2018
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Development of the North East’s first Build to Rent scheme is now underway. The ‘ultramodern, multi-million pound’ scheme on Forth Banks...
03 August 2018
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An £82.7 million Build to Rent deal in North London has been agreed by M&G Real Estate and house-builder Redrow Homes. It...
11 July 2018
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This week Legal & General - one of the biggest players in the emerging Build to Rent sector - has announced...
06 July 2018
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The latest Property & Homemover Report, released by marketing consultancy TwentyCi, has shown a sharp rise in the number of rental...
12 January 2018
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The proportion of new buy-to-let purchase applications in Northern England has grown year-on-year for Q3 2017, according to a fresh report...
03 November 2017
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Specialist lender Together is granting over £800,000 to buy and develop an idle office block, enabling a development company to expand...
01 November 2017
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Bishop Fleming has called for the Chancellor in his next Budget to assist residential landlords who wish to downsize their property...
27 October 2017
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With the lettings market traditionally heating up in autumn, property investors will be looking at ways to make their rental homes...
25 October 2017
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Rental prices are rising in most Spanish cities, led by gains in Barcelona, new figures show. Average rental prices in Barcelona...
19 January 2017
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The cost of renting a home in the non-rent controlled sector in the Netherlands continued to increase during the second quarter...
27 July 2016
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Research carried out by Orchard & Shipman Group has revealed that a significant proportion of landlords (86%) believe that the government’s...