Build-to-Rent sector sees ‘record’ 13% increase YoY, says BPF

The Build-to-Rent (BTR) sector has witnessed a period of continued growth, with the total number of homes completed, under construction or in planning up 13% year-on-year to 237,000, according to an analysis by the British Property Federation (BPF). The analysis, which was conducted at the end of Q2 in collaboration with Savills, showed a 16% increase in the number of completed homes to 73,739, with a 13% increase in units under construction to 47,764, and a 10% increase in units in planning to 115,859. This suggests that the growth of the sector “will be sustained”. The report also highlighted the expansion of the BTR sector across the UK, with the total number of homes completed or in the pipeline in regional cities up 16% YoY versus 8% in London, with a “record" 45% of local authorities now including BTR homes in their future housing supply, up from 37% in 2021 and just 20% in 2017. In addition, the research also highlighted how BTR delivery is “evolving”, with single-family BTR being the fastest-growing sub-sector over the past 12 months with a 44% increase in the number of units in the pipeline to 21,000. Ian Fletcher, director of real estate policy at BPF, said: “Our analysis for Q2 further underlines just how rapidly the UK Build-to-Rent sector is expanding. We can see a broader spread and increased presence of BTR across the country, with more local authorities including it in local plans and considering it a vital component of future housing supply. “This shows the market maturing beyond London and major regional city centres to towns and suburban locations, and BTR becoming very much part of a more diverse and futureproof UK housing market.” He added: “At the inception of the BTR sector in 2012, the intention was that it should become a nationwide phenomenon, adding to supply and providing a quality rental offer across the country. It is pleasing to say a decade later that hope has become the reality.” Jacqui Daly, director of residential investment research at Savills, said: “We continue to see strong demand for Build-to-Rent from investors, who are paying competitively for stock against deep occupier demand in a chronically undersupplied private rented sector. “The opportunity for developers and investors in single family Build-to-Rent is being increasingly widely recognised, with this the fastest growing sub-sector over the past year, with a 44% uplift in the number of homes in the pipeline.” She added: “At the same time, housebuilders are also increasingly looking at single family Build-to-Rent as an exit, particularly given the looming end of Help-to-Buy, which itself looks set to boost demand for private rented homes.”

Build-to-Rent sector sees ‘record’ 13% increase YoY, says BPF

The total number of homes completed or in the pipeline in regional cities is up 16% YoY versus 8% in London, with a ‘record’ 45% of local authorities now including BTR homes in their future housing supply

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