First part of ten-year partnership will see 3,000 homes built

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Legal & General has struck a deal with Oxford University to fund and develop £4bn of capital works over the next decade.

Oxford has one of the most expensive private rental markets in the UK outside of London, which can make it hard for the city to retain graduates and sustain university staff.

But in the first phase of the new development works, L&G is looking to deliver 1,000 subsidised homes for university and college staff, 1,000 graduate homes and a further 1,000 market homes.

Work under the deal will also include the development of science and innovation districts, with building set to provide new workspace and research facilities.

L&G is a FTSE100 asset and pension manager and insurance firm.

It is one of the country’s biggest investors in development, and in the last two months has also unveiled details of a £500m build-to-rent scheme it is building in London, as well as an ambition to build 3,000 affordable homes by 2023.