Canadian Property Titan Enters UK Market with £45m Support Sep 20, 2023 Starlight Investments, a renowned name in Canadian property, has clinched a £45m loan, paving its way into the UK’s build-to-rent (BTR) sector. The project at Liverpool’s Princes Dock, part of the ambitious £5.5bn Liverpool Waters regeneration scheme, will introduce 278 luxury residential units, from sleek studios to spacious three-bedroom homes. This venture is a pivotal […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Casa by Moda secures up to £150m commitment from NatWest for future growth Sep 25, 2023 Single-family homes developer and operator Casa by Moda has secured an initial £60m debt facility from NatWest, with the ability to rise to £150m, allowing it to accelerate the delivery of high-quality new homes for rent across the UK. The landmark commitment from NatWest will form part of Casa’s funding package and will help spearhead […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£243m ICG loan funds 484 new BtR homes at Related Argent’s Heart of Hale London scheme Oct 2, 2023 Related Argent has agreed a £243m loan with ICG Real Estate for the delivery of a landmark Build-to-Rent (BtR) scheme in Tottenham Hale, London featuring 484 new rental homes. ICG Real Estate provided the construction loan as part of its Real Estate Debt strategy. The new BtR homes represent the second and final phase of the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
A £400 million Build-to-Rent project is poised to provide 1,000 homes in Digbeth Jul 5, 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
AM ALPHA Secures £50m Build-to-Rent Scheme in Birmingham’s Westminster Works Dec 20, 2023 AM ALPHA, a global family office specializing in real estate investments, has successfully acquired the Westminster Works project in Birmingham, a notable development valued at £50 million. This project includes 220 build-to-rent apartments, marking a significant addition to the firm’s investment portfolio. The Munich-based company, acting for a group of investors represented by a Hamburg […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Amro acquires Sutton building for £170m BTR scheme Sep 15, 2022 Amro Partners has acquired a 200,000 sq ft office building in Sutton for its next Build to Rent project, taking the company’s total transaction volume since inception in 2012 to over £1bn. The site has been purchased subject to planning, with development work scheduled to start on site in early 2024, and the completed property […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Amstone submits plans for £100m BtR development Dec 13, 2021 Amstone Ventures has submitted a planning application for the 3.28 acre former Sainsbury’s site in Stockport town centre for a build to rent-led residential development. The site, situated on Warren Street, close to the historic Market Place and Underbanks area of the town, was purchased by Amstone in March 2021. Architect, Leach Rhodes Walker, has […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Announcement of £500 million funding partnership Jul 5, 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
Arc & Co and Pluto Finance complete £18m of BtR development loans Jan 11, 2023 Arc & co. and Pluto Finance have completed on two development-to-investment loans, totalling £18 million, to a private residential developer. The new facilities, structured by Arc & Co. and financed by Pluto, will enable the development of two residential build-to-rent assets, followed by an investment loan for longer-term holding on completion of construction. Located in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Avanton plans two new BtR projects in London Mar 28, 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: Mya Driver Read more
Aware Super buys Qatari Diar stake in Get Living Apr 3, 2023 Australian superannuation fund Aware Super has entered the UK’s burgeoning Build to Rent (BTR) market by purchasing Qatari Diar’s 22% stake in Get Living PLC, the country’s most experienced and pioneering developer and operator of large scale BTR neighbourhoods. Subject to final contract completion, Aware Super will join existing investors APG and DOOR (a residential […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Bedford town centre to gain hundreds of ‘much needed’ homes with Build To Rent scheme Sep 13, 2022 Hundreds of new rental homes could be coming to Bedford’s town centre, if a proposed scheme goes ahead. The plan is to deliver a mix of studio apartments and, one, two and three bedroom homes. The scheme would come with onsite facilities, which could include a gym, a cinema room and public spaces, all of […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more