Build-to-Rent completions jump by a third to hit 30,000
The number of BtR homes under construction has escalated by c.7,000-8,000 each year since the start of 2015, reports Savills
Mapped: The ‘meteoric’ rise of ‘American-style’ build-to-rent in the UK
UK regions saw a dramatic 51% increase in the number of "American-style" purpose-built rental homes completed in 2019, according to Savills, the British Property Federation and Molior.
Build-to-rent construction surges by 40%
There are now 139,508 build-to-rent homes completed, under construction or in planning across the UK; 14,615 units were completed in the regions in 2018, compared to 14,801 in the capital
New-build home registrations hit a 12-year high
The build-to-rent sector has grown by a dramatic 281% since 2015, reports the NHBC.
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