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Apollo funds buy rental property manager Gatehouse Living
Funds managed by global alternative assets manager Apollo have acquired Gatehouse Living Group (GLG), a residential investment manager that operates 10,000 homes.
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Grainger’s Helen Gordon discusses why housing has HALO for investors
Investors’ shift away from tech to so-called ‘hard assets with low obsolescence’ bodes well for UK BTR.
PIC buys Lincoln MGT’s Reading BTR scheme in £200m-plus deal
The pension fund's puchase of the 598-home Ebb & Flow scheme is its largest BTR deal to date, adding to a portfolio containing four other developments.
A code to crack AI adoption in BTR
The Association for Rental Living’s new Code of Practice and AI Strategy, set to be unveiled in May, will help the sector get to grips with the technology and how it can be used to boost the customer experience.
Final phase of Get Living’s £1.5bn Elephant and Castle scheme approved
The West Site phase of the south London regeneration scheme will include 507 BTR homes, student accommodation, a cultural venue and new public square.
Consultant Alastair Stewart on how John Lewis misjudged the BTR basics
JLP’s failed BTR venture is not proof of market maladies but of the retailer’s own lack of property expertise.
Greystar buys Native Communities as it expands across Europe
The company, which manages more than 9,000 UK homes, will be merged with Greystar's third-party property management business.
Is John Lewis’s BTR withdrawal a warning sign for the sector?
JLP blamed changes in the market, but others say BTR’s fundamentals remain sound.
Unite mulls exit from BTR sector through Stratford scheme disposal
The student accommodation firm entered the market in 2022 with the purchase of the east London scheme, but is “not planning to grow in the BTR space”.
Rental body urges ministers to give ‘immediate support’ to BTR after JLP’s exit
The Association for Rental Living called for planning and tax reforms to provide the sector with long-term stability.