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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
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
Build to Rent is the ‘key growth area’ in the UK housebuilding market
The number of new dwellings delivered across the UK is likely to climb to over 300,000 by 2021, predicts AMA Research
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