【World Property Journal】UK to Enjoy Fast Growing Rental Investment Revolution Over Next 5 Years
【World Property Journal】UK to Enjoy Fast Growing Rental Investment Revolution Over Next 5 Years
Investment into UK purpose-built residential assets to hit $185 Billion by 2025
According to Knight Frank's latest market research, investment into the UK Student Accommodations (PBSA), investment-grade private rented sector (PRS) and senior living rental sectors is expected to reach £146bn ($185bn) by 2025, rising from £87.3bn ($110bn) in 2019.
This combined value includes investment into purpose-built student accommodation (including university-run and private PBSA), institutional grade PRS investments (including co-living, Built-to-Rent flatted schemes and single family housing) and purpose-built senior living rental accommodation.
The data comes from Knight Frank's inaugural Residential Investment report, which looks at the sector as a whole for the first time. This comparison shows that over the next five years the PRS sector is set to leapfrog Student Accommodation, in terms of size, with the sum of capital invested and committed in the investment-grade private rented sector (forecast to be £75bn or $95b) rising to more than the total value of the Student Accommodation sector (forecast to be £65bn or $82bn).
Knight Frank also surveyed 43 leading investors, with a combined £32bn ($40bn) already invested across Student Accommodation, PRS and Senior Living Rental.