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Nick Woodward, director of lettings at Essential Living, gives insights into why renting may be the best option for many. 1. Responsibility...
20 April 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...
30 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
A new housing deal will provide another 92 Build To Rent units run by Legal & General. The properties will be two,...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The housing minister and the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association are amongst 60 speakers named for an upcoming...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Two new reports - from lettings agency Foxtons and data consultancy LonRes - show London’s rental market returning to pre-pandemic normality. Foxtons...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests that between 800,000 and one million more homes are required to meet...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Build To Rent trade body, the UK Apartment Association, is backing the proposals outlined to clampdown on rogue landlords put...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...
23 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Citra Living, the Build To Rent arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced another new scheme. It is a 95-flat development at...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Britain’s largest listed residential landlord, Grainger, has struck a long-term deal with =Network Rail and the property developer Bloc Group to...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A leader of the pro-tenant activist group Acorn has told MPs that “one man bands” are more likely to exploit tenants...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords have been selling more homes than they bought in every year since 2016 when a raft of tax and regulatory...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Our generations-old obsession with home-ownership may be waning for the first time in recent memory. The introduction of the Housing Act in...
04 November 2023
From: The Big Issues
It’s taken some time but one of London’s biggest lettings agencies says a ‘traditional’ lettings market has returned to the capital. Last...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
An agency chain is urging the Tories to stop in-fighting at their party conference and instead increase supply in the private...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s biggest Build To Rent operators has launched an app for residents which it claims can help combat...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The property market is always changing, leaving investors on the constant lookout for their next big opportunity. With housing prices continuing...
10 June 2023
From: The Big Issues
Build To Rent sector players are complaining about too much tax and regulation holding back their activities. A new analysis of 31...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Move iQ, the consumer-facing online service operated by TV property guru Phil Spencer, is linking with the Build To Rent trade...
28 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build to Rent homes in Scotland, according to...
22 April 2023
From: The Big Issues
Over 175 investors have put well over a combined £1m into a property management tech business targeting landlords. Digital platform EVO -...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
First the troubled John Lewis Partnership announced plans to create Build To Rent properties around or on top of Waitrose stories;...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
An agency heavily involved in Build To Rent claims investment in the sector remains high - but soaring debt costs may...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Grainger, the Newcastle company that is active in Build To Rent and claims to be Britain’s biggest landlord, has enjoyed a...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the property industry’s most respected bodies says Build To Rent won’t solve the lettings supply shortfall. The claim comes in...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest phase of a new Build To Rent scheme being launched in London is offering a wine bar and electric...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A Build To Rent developer has released the first phase of apartments at what it describes as its flagship scheme -...
05 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A joint venture has been announced to deliver 1,000 sustainable zero-carbon homes - and they will be factory-made. Legal & General Modular...
07 December 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s been known for over a year that John Lewis wishes to diversify into the private rental sector and now it...
05 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Phil Spencer’s online consumer service Move iQ has created a series on its YouTube channel looking at living in Build To...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Renters don’t have it easy. Housemates can be unpredictable, rules can be strict, but worst of all – it’s expensive. Most tenants...
19 November 2022
From: Rental Reform
A new 100-unit Build To Rent scheme in Manchester called The Quarters is being marketed as “pet friendly”. The company behind it,...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The people behind the largest ever analysis of Build To Rent in England claim it shows a broad and evolving customer...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority has raised concern about a Build To Rent deal which it believes could result in reduced...
15 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A landlord representative is to be a member of a new advisory panel which has been set up by the Property...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A Labour peer who was to have invested £1 billion in affordable homes has halted his scheme because of the threat...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Property experts in one part of the UK where rent freezes are a way of life say they make the housing...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Grainger, the UK’s largest landlord and a huge player in the Build To Rent sector, says it’s going to implement only...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A new £71m Build To Rent scheme is on its way to commuter hotspot Leatherhead. BTR operator Get Living and developer Watkin...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...
09 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
An organisation that helps promote the Build To Rent sector says BTR should take credit for many of the changes proposed...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Build To Rent may win a lot of publicity but it’s still largely unknown outside London according to new research. BTR completions...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The John Lewis Partnership is to offer short- and long-term lets when it builds flats to rent at three locations in...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A furniture firm which supplies to some Build To Rent operators has told buy to let landlords to up their game...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A PropTech platform says it’s giving landlords the opportunity to spread their management fees and marketing costs across the duration of...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The strong fundamentals of a rental market with a chronic undersupply are attracting a growing amount of institutional capital says Knight...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, Grainger, is proposing pet-friendly ‘stay as long as you like up to...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Grainger, the UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, is launching its first Build To Rent development in Derby. It is...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The Tenancy Deposit Service API has now integrated with Yaris, a cloud-based property management software provider. The integration allows landlords, agents and operators...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A report by a business campaign group claims Build To Rent is key to helping solve the housing crisis in London. Who...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News
In this weekend feature, Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) and the managing director of Home...
12 March 2022
From: Rental Reform
Build To Rent provider Wise Living is to deliver 90 new homes in two small schemes alongside an existing development of...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Legal & General’s Retirement Institutional division has announced a massive £2.5 billion investment to deliver as many as 7,000 Build To...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A new Build To Rent scheme in London has received lavish praise from a local council. Railpen, the investment manager for the...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...
29 January 2022
From: The Big Issues
New preliminary figures released by CBRE reveal that a record £4.1 billion was invested in the UK’s Build to Rent sector...
15 January 2022
From: The Big Issues
There are numerous reasons as to why renting is the way forward and how it can bring just as much, if...
15 January 2022
From: Industry Views
High end agency Savills and a London developer have launched apartments in a new Build To Rent scheme costing tenants up...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The UK Build To Rent sector recorded a total of £2.1 billion of investment in the final three months of 2021...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...
08 January 2022
From: Industry Views
1. Outdoor space: After nearly two years of restrictions, 2022 will see renters continuing to prioritise outdoor space. For residents of...
08 January 2022
From: The Big Issues
The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...
18 December 2021
From: The Big Issues
Build To Rent apartment brand Essential Living is giving its tenants five New Year’s Resolutions for 2022. 1. Create Home Working Space:...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A new large-scale Build To Rent landlord, which describes itself as providing “high-quality luxury student accommodation,” has revealed a second scheme...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Build To Rent is recovering well from the pandemic across the UK according to a survey. Construction sites across the UK ground...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The dynamic of the private rental market has been changing in recent years. There's been a decline in private landlords, yet almost...
09 October 2021
From: Industry Views
We hope you enjoy our Breaking News service each weekday - and from tomorrow we have additional weekend features too. Each weekend...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
We hope you enjoy our Breaking News service each weekday - and from this Saturday we have additional weekend features too. Each...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A Build To Rent operator claims some tenants - around a fifth - are willing to pay more for properties with...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The most common feature in Build To Rent developments is an issue dividing landlords - pet-friendly homes. Some 47 per cent of...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The Build To Rent sector continues to grow, with the news that a 650-home scheme in the city of Bath has...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Letting agents have reported huge surges in demand for pet-friendly properties. Richard O’Neill, managing director at Romans Lettings, says: “There has certainly...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A referendum in Berlin next month is being watched closely by rental activists in the UK, in case it offers them...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
More details have emerged of Lloyds Bank’s plan to become a landlord - and the proposal is even more ambitious than...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Build To Rent giant Grainger says east London’s lettings sector is seeing improvements thanks to returning office workers as the pandemic...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A retail bank has announced the launch of a £500m project to fund the construction of up to 2,500 suburban, purpose-built...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A controversial PropTech service that proposes agents charge prospective tenants £30 or more simply to view a property on the market,...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Build To Rent planning application requests have risen 52 per cent in the past year according to the latest research. However they...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A supplier to the niche Build To Rent sector claims new research shows private rental tenants happy to pay a premium...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Another new Build To Rent player is emerging - in the unlikely form of the John Lewis Partnership. The company has long...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Momentum for pets to routinely be allowed in rental properties has chiefly come from politicians and tenant groups - but now...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Build To Rent specialist Ascend Properties says latest data on the sector shows that across the UK some 36,054 BTR units...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A Build To Rent operator, Kooky, has launched a 39-unit scheme within a new Taylor Wimpey housing estate. The estate is Oakleigh...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A Build To Rent operator is introducing “signature scents” into its properties “to lift moods and enhance the rental experience.” Fig, orange...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Love to Rent, a portal that markets properties to let, is to stage a customer awareness week to push Build To...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A contributor to the Big Issue magazine says corporations that become landlords may be better at it - and better for...