What does the latest guidance on Build To Rent mean for local authorities?

By Matthew Spilsbury 2018-09-24T16:37:00

The government still thinks build-to-rent can tackle the housing crisis - here’s what the latest guidance means for housing and local authorities

The government published its Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) on build-to-rent (BTR) on 13 September 2018. The positive tone incorporated within the draft PPG, consulted upon in spring, is retained and the government clearly remains supportive of BTR as a means to tackle the housing crisis.

This requires undertaking needs assessment as part of Local Plan preparation and, where need is identified, the inclusion of specific spatial policies to promote BTR developments. How need (and demand) is to be identified and differentiated from those seeking to purchase is not specified, and is likely to be a point of conjecture.

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