PLATFORM_ HQ | Build to Rent Schemes in Crawley and Stevenage appoint Henry Construction as main contractor

Westrock has appointed Henry Construction as main contractor for two of England’s first regional housing developments designed for rent build. The developer and operator is one of the first build to rent businesses in Britain to focus on employment hubs right across the country. Its projects in Crawley and Stevenage are seeking to appeal to major employers around Gatwick airport in West Sussex such as Easyjet and pharmaceutical giants GSK, who are based near the Hertfordshire town.

Westrock, Developer, Crawley, Stevenage, West Sussex ,housing developments, rent build

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23 Mar PLATFORM_ to transform iconic Leeds site into vibrant new neighbourhood

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Leeds City Council approves plans to create ambitious 1,350 apartment mixed use development with value of £500 million Leading build-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator, PLATFORM_, has today (23 March 2023) secured approval from Leeds City Council’s planning committee to create a 1.3 million sq ft mixed-use...

22 Mar Vision for new homes in Milton Keynes revealed

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PLATFORM_ submits planning application to Milton Keynes City Council to build 355 sustainable homes, including 110 much-needed affordable homes 8 March 2023 – Leading build-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator, PLATFORM_, has submitted a planning application to Milton Keynes City Council to deliver a high quality...

05 Dec Landmark Glasgow BTR development tops out

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PLATFORM_ Glasgow will deliver much-needed homes for the city 28 October 2022 – The project team behind the flagship PLATFORM_ Glasgow build-to-rent (BTR) development celebrated a significant project milestone at this week’s topping out ceremony. Contractor, GRAHAM, is delivering the impressive scheme on behalf of PLATFORM_, an...

05 Dec Winvic & PLATFORM_ mark the topping out and completion of first show apartment of the PLATFORM_ Sheffield Build-to-Rent development

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Winvic Construction Ltd and PLATFORM_ held a ceremony to mark the topping out of PLATFORM_ Sheffield, a 335-apartment build-to-rent (BTR) development located in Sheffield city centre. The occasion also marked the completion of the first show apartment ahead of the scheduled completion of the development...

05 Dec Planning application to re-imagine Sweet Street in Leeds submitted to City Council

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Ambitious mixed-use development brought forward by PLATFORM_ represents £500 million investment for local region 11 October 2022 – Leading build-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator, PLATFORM_, has submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council to create an ambitious 1.3 million sq ft mixed-use development on Sweet...

16 Oct Brownfield sites could meet 71% of regional housing need

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It won't come as a great surprise to anyone reading this that the UK is currently experiencing a housing crisis, but the true scale of the issue can still be daunting. A report in January from Shelter argued that 3 million homes needed to be built...

21 Jan PLATFORM_ gets the green light for £100m Glasgow BTR scheme

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£100m Clydeside build-to-rent development gets green light Published 21 January 2019 Detailed planning permission has been granted for a 498-apartment build-to-rent development on the banks of the River Clyde. The £100 million scheme, which sits on the Broomielaw, one of Glasgow’s major thoroughfares, is being delivered by developer and...

20 Apr Interest rate worries highlight need to boost BTR

Posted at 17:28h in Housing, Build-to-Rent, PRS, Business 0 Comments

19 April 2018 | By Jean-Marc Vandevivere (CEO of PLATFORM_) After a decade of all-time low interest rates – slashed to 0.25% after the Brexit vote, before returning to 0.5% — analysts now expect a 0.75% rise at the next Monetary Policy Committee vote in May,...

08 Feb PLATFORM_ moves into Scotland and expands in Exeter

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PLATFORM_, a leading developer and operator of private rented housing, has announced its first development in Scotland and revealed plans to expand the existing scheme in Exeter, which is in a joint venture with global investment manager, Invesco Real Estate. The company, which already has 580...

25 Jan PLATFORM_ announces string of senior hires

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PLATFORM_, a leading developer and operator in the build-to-rent sector, has made a series of senior appointments as the company gears up to continue its expansion in 2018 after a successful 2017. [caption id="attachment_18133" align="alignright" width="300"] Jonathan Rae, Finance Director of PLATFORM_[/caption] The executive team has...