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Build-to-rent / Multifamily
Underpin viability modelling, performance benchmarking and capital allocation decisions.
From emerging delivery models to an increasingly institutional market, our research tracks Build-to-Rent's growth and evolution.
We analyse demand drivers, rental performance, development economics and capital flows across the UK and key international markets ā giving investors and developers the evidence to assess viability, benchmark performance and identify opportunities in a rapidly scaling sector.
Our latest research on the planning policy shaping commercial and residential development

Build-to-rent and Multifamily
Build to Rent Market Update
Knight Frank’s quarterly review of the key investment themes in the UK Build to Rent (BTR) market.
20 July 2026

Build-to-rent and Multifamily
Single Family Housing Report
Knight Frank’s review of the performance and opportunities in the nascent SFH to rent sector.
14 July 2026

Build-to-rent and Multifamily
Investors spent some £679 million acquiring or funding BTR assets in the first quarter of 2026
UK BTR market update Q1 2026
05 May 2026

Build-to-rent and Multifamily
Where next for Multifamily?
For a new edition of Intelligence Talks, Katie O’Neill speaks to LGIM's Head of BTR, Adam Burney, and Head of Residential Development Research, Oliver Knight. She asks; how are investors navigating the current investment landscape? What’s really happening with rental growth, and what does it mean for future development? And importantly, where next?
27 April 2026
Build-to-rent and Multifamily
Strong Q1 for investment positions the market well for 2025 - UK BTR Market Update - Q1 2025
15 April 2025
Build-to-rent and Multifamily
The rise of new entrants in the UK’s single family market
09 April 2025
Build-to-rent and Multifamily
UK Cities DNA Compendium: The evolving economic DNA of the North East
09 April 2025
Global outlook
Prescription for uncertainty – Trump’s trade policy and its impact on UK Pharma
08 April 2025
Student Housing
Inside Britain’s student housing crisis: key challenges and 2025 predictions
01 April 2025
Occupiers
UK Cities DNA | What role can the living sectors play in the success of cities?
01 April 2025
Build-to-rent and Multifamily
UK BTR market update Q4 2024 - Record year for investment and delivery
01 April 2025
Prime residential
US Buyers Dominant in PCL as Government Sends Mixed Signals to Foreign Investors
10 March 2025
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