Build-to-rent data

Build-to-rent data for UK investors and operators

Support BTR market screening, acquisition and underwriting with achieved rents, asking rents and comparable schemes.

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What’s covered

Datasets from the REalyse catalogue.

Rental comparables

Asking and weekly rents, listing history, let-agreed status, property details and agent context.

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Sales and rental markets

Market prices, rents, listings, new and removed stock, and time-on-market measures.

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Valuation signals

Estimated values, rent indicators, yields, affordability and market-change measures.

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Development pipeline

Project type, status, units, floor area, site area, storeys, sectors and scheme information.

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Income and affordability

Income by age, mortgage affordability and rental affordability measures.

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Example questions

Questions it helps answer.

  • How do achieved rents compare with asking rents around a proposed scheme?
  • Which other BTR and SFR developments are near this site?
  • What does the local development pipeline look like?
  • How affordable are local rents relative to incomes?
  • Do our underwriting rent assumptions rest on evidence rather than listings alone?
Latest analysis

From the REalyse newsroom.

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Single-family BTR takes the investment lead as city-centre funding tightens

Institutional capital is rotating away from city-centre apartment schemes towards single-family build-to-rent, with suburban and regional houses now...

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The BTR cost squeeze: why rising operating expenses are eating into UK rental income

Operating costs on UK build-to-rent schemes are climbing faster than rents, with industry benchmarks pointing to opex ratios near a quarter of gross rent...

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BTR's amenity reset: why operators are trading luxury facilities for affordability

Rising build costs and tighter viability margins are pushing UK Build to Rent operators away from gyms, cinema rooms and 24-hour concierge towards leaner,...

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Scotland's BTR rent control exemption gives investors a regulatory edge over England

Scotland has confirmed that build-to-rent and mid-market rent homes will be exempt from its new rent control regime under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025,...

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The BTR delivery cliff: why UK build-to-rent starts are collapsing despite record completed stock

UK build-to-rent starts have fallen 79% to just 3,455 homes, with construction volumes down 21% year on year, even as completed BTR stock reaches new highs....

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The rise of hybrid renting: how build-to-rent and traditional landlords are redrawing mid-market lease terms

Flexible lease lengths, furnished-by-default units and bundled amenities are migrating from prime build-to-rent schemes into ordinary suburban and...

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