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    BUILD-TO-RENT: A NEW OPPORTUNITY

    Mar 25, 2021 4 minutes

    In 2019 I wrote an article for NZ Property Investor on this very topic. My focus then was on the rapid rise of build to rent in the UK and how, while it may not be a silver bullet for our housing crisis, it can still play a significant role in making inroads.

    So a whole two years wiser, what has changed?

    Well, according to the British Property Federation, 40,000 additional BTR units have been added to the UK pipeline. This represents nearly 30% growth to around 180,000 homes, which is phenomenal considering in 2013 there were none.

    The signs have been promising here in New Zealand too.

    SO WHAT IS BTR?

    To define what BTR is, it is easier to

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