Lomond Investment Management

Expansion and diversification

UK residential investment has materially changed in the last decade with the growing involvement of institutional investors. The Investment Property Forum (IPF) estimated that the value of the UK private rented sector (PRS) more than trebled between 2012 and 2018. In 2022 alone, institutions invested over £4bn.

Institutional investors are actively seeking opportunities across the UK, acquiring stock and building at scale, to bring a wide range of new products to market and setting new rent levels in many places. The presence of these large-scale operators and investors will continue. Based on the number of schemes currently in the planning pipeline, there could be 251,000 Build to Rent (BTR) homes across the UK in the next few years, expanding by 205% the stock of BTR homes already completed. While up until now largely comprising multi-family city apartments, the sector is quickly expanding into high-quality, professionally-managed houses in suburban areas, known as singlefamily housing (SFH). H1 2023 saw the highest level of investment in SFH on record, at £408m.

9%

Growth in BTR sector in the last year

Source: British Property Federation (BPF)

Bespoke property services

Acknowledging this growth, yet recognising the complexities and unique requirements of portfolio and asset management, we have built a strong team of experienced industry experts to successfully navigate the entire investment journey.

Uniquely positioned to be able to draw on the local experience of our national network of over 60 branches, together with asset and property managers, Lomond Investment Management (LIM) provides an account-managed single point of contact service for developers and investors in the Build to Rent, single-family housing, lettings and offshore markets throughout the UK, irrespective of portfolio size and geographical location. With a strong pipeline, the number of these properties under LIM management is set to double by the end of 2023.