UK BTR investment hits £800 million in Q3
George Sell
October 30, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The latest figures from Savills show that the the UK BTR sector attracted £800 million in investment during Q3 2024.
£300 billion investment needed to meet UK rental housing demand
George Sell
July 10, 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: Savills latest report on the UK BTR sector says that £300 billion is needed to meet the future household growth requirements, of an additional million homes in the Private Rented Sector by 2031.
Planning slowdown affects UK BTR delivery
George Sell
May 14, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: New analysis from the British Property Federation (BPF) shows that construction in the BTR sector slowed during Q1 2024 due to significant planning delays.
New tracker charts New Zealand BTR sector
George Sell
April 16, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes New Zealand: A newly launched BTR tracker has revealed that New Zealand has 1,307 BTR homes already delivered, with a further 850 under construction and 3,395 in the pipeline.
Historic hotel set for student conversion
George Sell
April 8, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Developers revealed plans to convert a Grade II listed hotel in to student accommodation.
Developer and forestry company partner for $1.2 billion ANZ BTR portfolio
George Sell
April 5, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Developer Cedar Pacific and Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry have signed a deal to jointly develop a $1.2 billion ESG-focused BTR portfolio in Australia and New Zealand.
London PBSA shortfall nearing 100,000 beds
George Sell
March 26, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Research from Savills has revealed that nearly 100,000 more student beds are needed to meet demand in London.
BPF highlights slowing of BTR planning consents
George Sell
February 7, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The British Property Federation (BPF) has published its research showing that the time required for BTR planning applications has significantly increased over the past decade.
SFR accounts for more than 40 per cent of UK BTR investment in 2023
George Sell
February 1, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Savills’ latest report on the UK BTR sector reveals a total investment of £4.5 billion in 2023, £1.9 billion (42 per cent) of which went to single family rentals.
Rent controls force Edinburgh developers to switch BTR schemes to PBSA
George Sell
January 22, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The Scottish government’s rental cap policy has been blamed for developers switching their plans for BTR schemes to student accommodation.