Build to Rent Investments
Offering a comprehensive range of Build to Rent investment services delivered by an established and respected team.
Our Team
Allsop has been active in the Build to Rent sector since 2015, offering expert advice across all key components of this evolving and growing sector. To date, our team has advised on over £5bn worth of specialist BTR investment and development projects.
WHAT WE DO
- Investment structuring advice
- Development agency and funding
- Investment underwriting advice
- Specialist research
SECTOR EXPERTISE
- Multi Family Housing
- Single Family Housing
WHY ALLSOP
- Our team is set up to work with developers from scheme inception stage right through to completion of investor negotiations
- We have strong relationships within the institutional and private equity markets, with access to investors at the forefront of the BTR sector
- We conduct tailored, in-depth market reviews at the outset, focusing on key factors such as supply-demand dynamics, affordability and demographics, to ensure a comprehensive understanding of a specific location that supports a BTR proposition
- We work closely with Allsop Letting & Management, who provide us with operational advice built on live data from the operational assets that they manage
KEY CONTACTS
Case Studies - Multi Family Homes
BeckYard, Leeds
- 375 unit multi family housing scheme located in the South Bank area of Leeds
- Amenities include residents’ lounge, concierge, co-working space, private dining room, x3 external terraces
- Allsop acquired the site for McLaren Living & was subsequently appointed to provide consultancy advice & source an investment partner
- Planning was secured in October 2023 & following this, a forward funding JV agreement was secured
- The development is now under construction with an anticipated Practical Completion in early 2027
Hughes House, Liverpool
- 258 unit multi family housing scheme located on the former TJ Hughes site on London Road, Liverpool
- Amenities include: residents’ lounge, gym, concierge & roof terrace
- Allsop was appointed by BMO to provide acquisition advice on the development
- In Q3 2021, BMO UK Housing Fund agreed to forward fund the development for c.£38M, with Home Group acting as the main developer
Becketwell, Derby
- 259 unit multi family housing scheme forming part of a wider mixed-use city centre development
- Amenities include: c.3,000 sq ft of flexible internal amenity space & a roof garden
- Allsop was appointed on a consultancy & investment agency basis by developer St James’ Securities
- Grainger PLC agreed to forward fund the development in Q2 2021 for c.£37.4M
Hayes, West London
- Residential-led scheme comprising 278 multi family housing units & c.12,000 sq ft of commercial space
- Amenities include: residents’ lounge, gym, 24 hour concierge, podium gardens, on-site management
- Allsop was appointed to provide operational & investment consultancy advice throughout the planning process before being appointed on an investment agency basis
- The scheme has a total GDV of £90M and transacted in Q4 2021
Case Studies - Single Family Housing
Manox, Manchester
- 298 houses & apartments forming part of a wider 16-acre masterplan which includes 7,998 sq ft of commercial accommodation
- Allsop was initially appointed to provide operational & investment advice before being appointed on a consultancy & investment agency basis to source a funding partner for the development
- After a competitive selection process, an investment partner has been selected & Manox is currently under offer
Pheasant Hill Park, Rossington
- 132 unit single family housing development located in Rossington, near Doncaster
- Allsop advised Harworth on the forward funding sale to Great Places
- The site forms part of a wider mixed tenure masterplan
- Allsop provided design consultancy & investment advice
Stevenage
- 102 unit single family housing scheme located in Stevenage
- Allsop acquired the site on a forward-funding basis on behalf of Kennedy Wilson from Miller Homes
- This scheme is part of the seed assets in a £1bn Joint Venture between Kennedy Wilson & CPP Investments
- Allsop initiated the relationship between both parties, providing Kennedy Wilson with investment advice & in-depth demographic research throughout
Other Build to Rent Services
Insights
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