Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe

New entrants, the growth of rental and strong fundamentals drove record levels of investment into the UK seniors housing market last year.

Institutional investment volumes into UK Build to Rent topped £4.3 billion in 2021.

Investment into the UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) market topped £2 billion in the first half of 2021.

Despite the pandemic and political headwinds Hong Kong has retained its crown as the world’s most expensive city in which to rent a luxury apartment.

Build-to-rent has been slow off the mark to put sustainability at the fore – but the tide is turning

UK rental seniors housing to increase by 160% in next 5 years with Covid-19 pandemic accelerating the demand for rental housing with care.

The private rented sector accounted for 4.5 million households in 2017/18, with the market having doubled in size since 2002 for reasons that include affordability constraints in the sales market.