BTR

The concept of Build to Rent (BTR) and more specifically, its regional iteration, BTR suburban communities, is a relatively new property type. BTR, together with private market housing and affordable housing, falls within the C3 Use Class. But developers and operators of this innovative form of property development are now asking the question, should it be bound by the same limitations as traditional...

Build to Rent (BTR) is the UK’s fastest-growing sector and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2023 and beyond. The British Property Federation (BPF)'s Build to Rent Q3 2022 report shows the sector growing 15% year-on-year, with over 240,000 homes either in planning, under construction, or completed. Earlier iterations of the BTR model were designed to appeal primarily to Gen Z and...