{"id":6027578,"date":"2019-11-18T13:15:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T13:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=6027578"},"modified":"2019-11-18T13:15:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T13:15:48","slug":"focus-on-london-property-how-build-to-rent-is-changing-the-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-hk\/2019\/11\/18\/focus-on-london-property-how-build-to-rent-is-changing-the-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on London property: how build-to-rent is changing the market"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the last five years, the number of build-to-rent homes that have been completed, are under construction or are in the planning process has increased by 35%.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a multi-billion pound market, the capital\u2019s prime build-to-rent sector is forecast to grow by 30% per annum across the next five years, according to new research released by the British Property Federation. Additionally, 55% of tenancies in London for rental properties priced over \u00a32,500 per week are in properties owned by either professional investors or build-to-rent developers.<\/p>\n

Across the UK, there are 148,046 build-to-rent homes that are complete, under construction or in planning. This is a spike of some 20% year-on-year, showing the build-to-rent sector continues to go from strength to strength in the UK.<\/p>\n

Ian Fletcher, director of real estate policy at the British Property Federation, stated: \u201cThe build-to-rent sector continues to attract investment and deliver much needed homes. Not only do we have an impressive 31% growth in completions between Q3 2018 and Q3 2019, but the pipeline of new projects is also strengthening.<\/p>\n

“Right across the country we are seeing growth in the sector, allowing people to access high quality, institutionally-managed rental properties.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The key to choosing the right property for tenants<\/h4>\n

Homes that are built for the main purpose of being rented out puts more of a focus on shared spaces, like communal gardens, gyms and workzones. Build-to-rent<\/a> can give tenants the feeling of living within a community, while having access to attractive amenities, which can be particularly pertinent in a busy city like London. And this can often lead to longer tenancies.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking to invest in build-to-rent, it\u2019s important to target your investments to attract tenants. City centre locations with easy access to employment, public transport and amenities are extremely attractive for buy-to-let developments, especially among young professional renters. The quality of WiFi technology is also an important aspect with working from home and flexible working becoming more common.<\/p>\n

Demand for rental properties continues to soar<\/h4>\n

As demand continues to increase for rentals, build-to-rent properties can help increase supply across the UK. Investing in locations where tenant demand<\/a> is high and demand is not being met by supply could offer stronger yields. Investors will also be less likely to experience void periods in these areas.<\/p>\n

During uncertain times, focusing on rental yields and tenant demand can be a more lucrative strategy than buying and selling for profit. This further shows how investing in build-to-rent can offer profitable opportunities for investors, despite political and economic uncertainty.<\/p>\n

BuyAssociation has a range of build-to-rent property investment opportunities available. Check out our <\/strong>investments page<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>sign up<\/strong><\/a> for more information on our investment opportunities.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

During the last five years, the number of build-to-rent homes that have been completed, are under construction or are in the planning process has increased by 35%. As a multi-billion pound market, the capital\u2019s prime build-to-rent sector is forecast to grow by 30% per annum across the next five years, according to new research released… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1982,"featured_media":10980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[38,13],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6027578"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1982"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6027578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6027578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6027578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6027578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6027578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}