Build-to-rent: how developers are profiting from Generation Rent | Tim White

More than £2bn was invested in purpose-built rental flats last year – but this is no way to solve the UK housing crisis The number of UK residents renting privately has doubled over the past decade, with some 20% of households (30% in London) now in private rented accommodation. Into this growing gap between social housing and home ownership the build-to-rent model has given property developers a new way to profit from Generation Rent.Continue reading...