£1.6bn modular rental homes plan announced by Apache Capital May 12, 2021 Design and image courtesy of Jo Cowen Architects Investment group Apache Capital has confirmed plans to to design, build and operate 3,000 family homes for rent across the UK. Housing will be delivered using Modern Methods of Construction via a company specially set-up by Apache called Present Made. The first three sites in the company’s […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£850m student housing JV set to be formed Nov 10, 2021 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Round Hill Capital have formed a €1bn European student accommodation investment partnership. CPP Investments, the investment arm of the Canada Pension Plan, is allocating an initial €475m of equity to the venture which will invest in standing assets and developments across PBSA markets in Continental Europe. By […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
370-bed Swansea student accommodation scheme greenlit Aug 4, 2021 Watkin Jones, the UK’s leading developer and manager of residential for rent homes, with a focus on the build to rent (BtR), co-living and student accommodation (PBSA) sectors, is pleased to announce that it has received resolution to grant permission for a 370 bed PBSA scheme in the heart of Swansea, its second in the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
A £400 million Build-to-Rent project is poised to provide 1,000 homes in Digbeth Jul 10, 2023 Moda Living and Aviva Capital Partners have announced a joint venture to invest in a four-acre regeneration site in Digbeth, with plans to build 1,000 homes for rent. The £400 million ‘Stone Yard’ project aims to transform a brownfield site near Birmingham New Street Station and HS2 Curzon Wharf. The site was purchased from Gallagher […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Announcement of £500 million funding partnership Jul 10, 2023 LendInvest plc (AIM: LINV; “LendInvest” or the “Group”), the UK’s leading platform for mortgages, has announced a £500 million investment to fund part of its future mortgage originations for its Buy-to-Let and Residential Mortgage products from Chetwood Financial Limited. This new funding will further the growth of LendInvest’s Buy-to-Let business, which supports professional landlords, as […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Avant Homes begins work on £60m, 247-home Earl’s Park development in Holmewood, Derbyshire Mar 22, 2023 Avant Homes has started construction on a 28-acre site in Holmewood, Derbyshire to deliver 247 new-build homes with a gross development value (GDV) of around £60m. Located just a 10-minute drive from Chesterfield town centre on Tibshelf Road, the development will comprise a mix of two, three, four and five-bedroom homes and feature 13 of […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Avanton plans two new BtR projects in London Mar 31, 2022 Avanton, the leading London investor-developer, is planning new pipeline Build to Rent projects, providing around 800 units, under the A:Living (Avanton Living) brand in the Old Kent Road and Wembley, following the lettings success of the A:Living launch of Build to Rent apartments at their flagship Coda development in Battersea. For the launch of the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Award-winning house builder, Northstone, submits plans for new, high-quality homes for renters in Wigan Apr 6, 2023 Homebuilder of the Year, Northstone, has submitted plans to deliver high quality new homes on land west of Stothert Street in Atherton, Wigan. The application comes after Northstone held a public consultation on their plans earlier this year, for a vibrant and sustainable neighbourhood with plenty of open, green space for the local community to […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Big names dine out on BtR in London Jan 31, 2023 LATEST BtR RANKINGS MAKES LUNCH IN LONDON PROPERTY A ‘MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY’ FOR INVESTORS & DEVELOPERS London has continued to dominate the list of the most attractive cities for buy-to-let landlords for the second year running, with property markets there attracting more investment than any other part of the UK. The news of London’s dominance comes […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Bowmer + Kirkland to deliver 500-home BTR scheme at Leeds’ Whitehall Riverside May 30, 2023 Bowmer + Kirkland has been appointed to construct a 500-home build to rent (BTR) residential scheme at Whitehall Riverside in Leeds city centre. The £140million project is being delivered by Glenbrook and backed by Legal & General following last month’s announcement of what is Leeds’ largest build-to-rent funding deal and the pair’s first venture together. […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
BtR scheme forward sold to Catella in £32m deal Jun 9, 2021 Watkin Jones has announced an exchange of contracts for the sale of the Arches, a 184-unit BtR scheme on Bath Lane in Leicester. The scheme is being sold on a forward commitment basis to Catella APAM for £31.65m. The Arches will set a new benchmark for residential for rent accommodation in Leicester and will comprise […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Build-to-rent company to deliver 1000 suburban energy efficient new homes Oct 7, 2022 Regeneration business Peel L&P has launched a new suburban build-to-rent company called Letta with properties to be let and managed by Liverpool-based property agency Redwing, part of The Regenda Group. Letta will deliver an initial pipeline of 100 new family homes for market rent across two sites in Bolton and one in Ellesmere Port and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
