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Build to rent and multifamily market research
Institutional capital meets modern renting.
Our BTR market research tracks the evolution of the institutional rental sector, from investment trends and policy opportunities to resident experience and operational performance.
We monitor multifamily investing across UK and European markets, providing a rolling multifamily market outlook covering investment volumes, pipeline delivery and rental performance, alongside dedicated analysis of single-family housing, co-living and the wider Living Sectors. Regulatory shifts, tenant demand and evolving operational models are all tracked as core drivers of value.
Our research supports institutional investors, funds, developers, operators, lenders and local authorities navigating one of the fastest-evolving segments of the housing market.
Our latest research

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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