Ed Talks to Richard Berridge - Build-to-Rent & Single Family Homes: The Future of UK Housing?

A message from Ed - Build to Rent is a tiny sector at the moment - with perhaps c.150k units in a vast sea of property. However, with private landlords (sadly) exiting the sector, and some developers struggling to sell stock, the ability of an experienced operator to manage large numbers of units by taking a chunk of a development is increasingly attractive and one way to maintain a sufficient flow of rental properties. However, with pension funds always looking for long term safety and returns and a Gov't seemingly looking to increase housing stock, simply taking stock off developers isn't going to be anywhere near enough. Step forward SFH, single family homes. Traditionally more difficult to manage en masse as they tend to be pepper potted about geographically. The majority of us live in a house, so we need more houses - and investing in portfolios of actual houses is a good way of doing it. Smaller Estate Agents have usually struggled to get into land and new homes BUT, this rush to BTR and SFH could be a godsend to forward thinking agents. Investors are looking for portfolios, so if agents have intimate knowledge of their locale, one of their main assets surely, they must be able to seek out such housing and developments and put them to investors with a view to helping manage as well? Great opportunity that Richard and I discuss in more detail - I think you'll find this seriously interesting... 👉 Richard Berridge: 👉 Ed: Viewber: Viewber - Property Support 7 Days a Week | Viewber - Viewings, Property Visits and more

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Ed Talks to Richard Berridge - Build-to-Rent & Single Family Homes: The Future of UK Housing? is an episode from Ed Mead's Property Podcast by Ed Mead.

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This episode was published on Apr 28, 2025.

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