Build to Rent schemes—key features

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Build to Rent schemes—key features

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Practice notes
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STOP PRESS: An updated version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published on 12 December 2024. This content is being reviewed in accordance with the latest version

This Practice Note:

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    discusses the development of the large scale private rented sector (PRS)

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    considers the Government’s incentive package for build to rent (BTR) in the form of the Home Building Fund (HBF) and the Private Rented Sector Housing Guarantee scheme (PRSHG scheme)

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    explains the current market context and some of the structures by which large scale BTR accommodation may be delivered

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    considers the potential for the delivery of affordable private rent (APR) as part of a development particularly in the light of the planning practical guidance (PPG) on BTR

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    outlines the common routes for local authorities to be involved in BTR

Need for government incentivised Build to Rent sector

Data from the English Housing Survey 2016-17 published in July 2018 which covered over 23 million households in England, shows that the PRS accounted for 4.7 million households across England, in comparison

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What does Build to Rent mean?

purpose built homes for rent in the private sector.

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