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In Review: Edinburgh and Glasgow Two Day Study Tour

On 21st and 22nd February 2023, UKAA members gathered in Scotland for a two-day study tour of Edinburgh and Glasgow. While previous study tours have taken place in cities from Manchester and Liverpool to San Diego, this was our first tour of these bustling Scottish cities. With Get Fully…

 

What do the New Fire Regulations Mean for Build to Rent operators

From the 23 January 2023, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 has come into effect for multi-occupied residential buildings. This is what Build to Rent operators need to know. Why have the Fire Safety Regulations changed? The new legislation and amendments to the existing Regulatory Reform follow the highly…

 

UKAA in conversation with… Jonathan Ivory, Managing Director of Packaged Living

In Conversation With … Jonathon Ivory, Managing Director at Packaged Living Jonathon Ivory is an experienced real estate investment professional with a successful track record and specialisation in the Build to Rent (BTR) sector including Single-Family Rental (SFR) and Multi-Family Housing (MFH). Active in the BTR space for the past…

 

Market overviews: Glasgow and Edinburgh

Ahead of the UKAA study tour of BTR sites in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Cortland have produced market snapshots of the BTR markets in those cities. Glasgow Snapshot February 2023 Edinburgh Snapshot February 2023…

 

Roger Lewis joins UKAA as a member

The best thing about the Roger Lewis products is the quality, design and flexibility to bespoke to specific client needs. We have found a partner we can trust, total honesty at all times and a reliable pair of hands when working with the most challenging of briefs. It has been…

 

In Review: UKAA NW Hub event – ESG in BTR

On 15th February, the UKAA’s NW Hub met for their first event of 2023. The in-person event held in Manchester and sponsored by Sigma Capital, examined ESG in BTR. With ESG literacy one of the key aims of the UKAA, as per the 2023…

 

UKAA Forum has “quiet confidence” in prospects for BTR investment

Investment experts agree that despite political, regulatory, and economic headwinds the prospects for investment in Build to Rent (BTR) remain positive. In an Investor Lender Forum webinar hosted by UKAA earlier this month and attended by a range of investors, operators, and developers of Build to Rent, a panel…

 

QX Global Group joins UKAA as a supplier member

End-to-end business solutions provider QX Global Group is delighted to join UKAA as a supplier member. Over the past two decades, QX has delivered effective back-office solutions and business services to SMEs and enterprises, helping clients to overcome talent shortages, optimize costs, and build future-ready operations. One-stop Business Solution Provider…

 

New resource to boost UKAA strategic communications and influence

We are pleased to announce that Graham Sibley of Building Strategies has taken up a role to support the UKAA core goals of increasing awareness and influence as the representative body for the BTR sector. Graham assumes the role of Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing,…