From Build-to-Rent to Built-to-Rent: from Assumptions to Reality

This joint seminar explores specific sub-market insights by Dataloft using tenant data, followed by a panel discussion.

Strong interest exists in the fast-growing sector of Build-to-Rent. Many new investors are venturing into this asset class that is virtually untested. Five years ago, when the first few development projects were on the drawing board, many assumptions were made by lenders and investors. There was no evidence, no data. Now the first projects have completed we can test these assumptions. The business case used to be often far removed from the valuation done at the time with strong rental growth and rental premiums built in to the models not being accepted by the valuers. So, what was the outcome? Who was right, if any?

What do the first results show on rental growth, rental levels achieved, affordability, type of occupier, rental premia. Where have the tenants moved from, what do we know about gross-to-net, what areas have achieved most rental growth? What took us by surprise?  What will be the future for BTR? Perhaps it is more 'plain vanilla', less Manchester and more Colchester?

Date:                         Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Registration & Coffee:  08:00 am
Seminar:                    08:30 - 10:00 am
Venue:                       Cass Business School, 106 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8TZ

The seminar takes the format of one presentation, exploring specific sub-market insights by Dataloft using tenant data, followed by a panel discussion featuring an ex-development bank lender, fund and asset managers, and a research specialist. The panel discussion will be followed by Q&A, allowing plenty of time of searching questions from the public, allowing what promises to be lively debate. This seminar is open to many associations in order to stimulate debate across the industry.

Chair
Alex Moss, Cass Real Estate Research Centre

Moderator
Cleo Folkes, Property Overview

Presenter
Julia Middleton, Dataloft

Panellists
Dr. Robin Goodchild, University of Aberdeen Business School
Jonathan Monnickendam, Development Debt Consultancy
Andrew Moffat, LIS Real Estate Consultancy
Charles Fairhurst, Fairhurst Associates

Tea, coffee, water and biscuits will be available (no breakfast). Places are offered on a first come first serve basis.

This seminar is kindly sponsored by the Cass Real Estate Research Centre, part of Cass Business School, City, University of London.


When
3/26/2019 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
GMT Standard Time
Where
Bayes Business School 106 Bunhill Row LONDON, EC1Y 8TZ UNITED KINGDOM

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