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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.
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Large landlords benefit from scale
Big portfolios and tech innovation breed efficiency of service that smaller operators find hard to replicate.
Housing must be front and centre
The new government should work with industry to provide the good-quality homes we desperately need.
Grainger’s Helen Gordon on levelling up in action
With HS2 in the news and some questioning the government’s commitment to levelling up, towns and cities across the UK are now positively benefiting from regional investment in build to rent (BTR).
Grainger’s Helen Gordon on the importance of clarity
With housing likely to be a key focus of any election campaign, there have been several positive signs recently that both sides understand that supply is the fundamental issue and a driver of the housing crisis, which is encouraging.
Grainger’s Helen Gordon on why landlord bashing won’t fix the real problem of supply
Recently, several mainstream media channels have covered the health of the UK rental market and the plight of renters across the country. From rising rents to lack of stock, high demand, poor-quality homes and generally bad experiences, the image of landlords has taken a further bashing.
Helping residents to save energy
It was encouraging to hear chancellor Jeremy Hunt talking to the Select Committee recently about the government’s ambitions to help people with energy saving by providing tips and advice, but also advocating for people to take responsibility for their own energy consumption as part of a government campaign.
BTR is stable in uncertain times
In uncertain times for real estate, the build-to-rent (BTR) sector is proving resilient in terms of yields, rents and investor appetite.
Separating home from the office
It has been great to see the streets of London so much busier in recent weeks. Life is returning to the city’s office hubs and a more ‘normal’ way of working life is materialising.
BTR has a key role to play in levelling up
We welcomed Michael Gove as the new secretary of state dealing with housing and communities, and now levelling up, even if the new department name, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, doesn’t trip off the tongue.