Housebuilder SFR sales pick up pace
George Sell
January 19, 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: The last week has seen two major acquisitions of SFR homes from housebuilders in the north and Midlands.
Packaged Living and Aviva forward fund Hampshire SFR homes
George Sell
January 9, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Packaged Living and Aviva Investors have completed a deal to forward-fund 174 new homes in Bordon, Hampshire with a GDV of around £60 million.
Cushman & Wakefield appoints US SFR lead
George Sell
December 4, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Cushman & Wakefield has appointed its first US head of single-family rentals as it looks to strengthen its presence in the sector.
Urban Living Podcast: Jonathon Ivory, Packaged Living
George Sell
November 22, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Urban Living News editor George Sell talks to Jonathon Ivory, chief investment officer at Packaged Living. Their wide ranging conversation touches on Ivory’s wish list for a new housing minister, cultural friction between housebuilders and BTR investors, the company’s move in to coliving, and much more.
Casa by Moda opens Glasgow’s first SFR scheme
George Sell
November 8, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Casa by Moda, the single family homes division of developer and operator Moda Group, has reached completion on the first phase of its new rental homes in Springboig, Glasgow – its first residential neighbourhood to open in the UK.
Nuveen and Apache form JV for UK SFR housing
George Sell
October 18, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Nuveen Real Estate and Apache Capital have formed a JV to fund SFR housing across the UK, with sites to be developed and operated by Present Made, Apache Capital’s SFR platform.
Moorfield launches UK BTR REIT
George Sell
October 4, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Real estate investment manager Moorfield is extending its presence in the UK BTR sector by launching a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) to buy rental homes.
Gatehouse acquires homes from housebuilder for SFR portfolio
George Sell
September 28, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Gatehouse Investment Management has acquired 71 homes in Bolton for its UK single-family BTR portfolio, which is backed by the Kuwait Investment Authority.
Newcastle SFR scheme gets green light
George Sell
August 1, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: BTR provider Placefirst has been granted planning consent for a 146-home suburban BTR scheme in Newcastle’s West End.
Casa by Moda secures Leeds site
George Sell
July 26, 2023
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: Casa by Moda, the SFR arm of developer and operator Moda Living, has acquired a site in Leeds to deliver the brand’s first single family homes development in the city.