Birmingham is seeing the benefits of growth from business investment, the development of its universities, the influence of HS2 and the successes and legacy of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Also, following the launch of the draft Our Future City: Central Birmingham Framework 2040 at UK REiiF recently, the potential investment and development to fulfil the vision will transform Birmingham into a greener city.

The city has become a significantly more attractive place to live and work, and we are witnessing an ever-evolving skyline of residential towers and housing developments to meet the needs of the city’s current and future population.

As part of the city’s growth, the build-to-rent (BTR) model has started to flourish, though it is mainly targeted at young professionals. Compared to the private rented sector (PRS), many of these developments provide a range of managed amenities and communal space, with convenient access to the centre of Birmingham.

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