Private Investors Could ‘Tackle’ Annual Shortage Of 60,000 Affordable Homes

According to the new report, 46,000 affordable homes have been built per year in England since 2013, however this, according to Savills, is around 60,000 homes short of what is needed each year. Savills believes that for-profit registered providers are becoming attractive options for institutional investors looking to provide long-term investment in housing. The report states that the growth in large-scale investment in residential real estate in the UK has been “one of the foremost trends across the whole real estate asset class”. It states that affordable housing is one of the biggest opportunities for housing investment, with favourable long-term returns on investment and potential for growth. Read more on the Savills website.

https://www.savills.co.uk/research_articles/229130/293448-0