Airbnb: What will renters want in 2030?
George Sell
April 2, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesUrban Living News has hosted a networking breakfast and discussion about the future of rentals, sponsored by Airbnb.
Major housebuilder launches partnerships division with focus on BTR delivery
George Sell
April 2, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesDeveloper Weston Group is launching Weston Partnerships, a new division focused on development partnerships and JVs with funds that manage BTR portfolios.
Association for Rental Living unveils 2025/26 Manifesto
Claudia Schergna
April 1, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Association for Rental Living published its 2025-26 Manifesto outlining a strategic vision to position the UK’s Rental Living Sector as a trusted provider of high-quality, professionally managed rental homes.
Aviva forward funds Bedfordshire SFR scheme
George Sell
March 31, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesAviva Investors has completed the forward funding of a SFR scheme in Houghton Regis as part of its partnership with Packaged Living.
Hines secures green loan for Newcastle BTR scheme
George Sell
March 31, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHines has secured a green loan from HSBC UK to fund the delivery of the Pottery Lane BTR scheme in Newcastle.
L&G and Nomura join forces to deliver 1,000 new UK rental homes
Claudia Schergna
March 27, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Investor Legal & General (L&G) has announced a major new joint venture with the real estate arm of the Japanese investment bank Nomura to deliver high-quality rental housing in the UK, with the aim of building over 1,000 homes.
UK SFR investment reached £1.8 billion in 2024
George Sell
March 24, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutesKnight Frank’s Single Family Housing (SFH) 2025 report reveals that 2024 saw a record 31 SFR nationwide, up 24 per cent year-on-year.
Florida BTR community up for sale
George Sell
March 24, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: JBM Institutional Multifamily Advisors has brought The Collective at Archer , A BTR community on Gainesville, Florida, to the market.
Water conservation is the lifeline for urban properties
Mark Gilligan
March 24, 2025
Reading Time: 4 minutesMark Gilligan, founder of Wizso, looks at the critical issue of water conservation in the built environment.
Flooded south London BTR scheme uninhabitable for up to a year
Claudia Schergna
March 21, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Filigree, a BTR scheme operated by Get Living in Lewisham, south London, has been declared uninhabitable for up to 12 months following a catastrophic failure of a mains water pipe.