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INTRODUCTION

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

UNLOCKING INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

TRANSATLANTIC TRENDS

CONCLUSION

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Our Living practice

Womble Bond Dickinson’s Living practice advises clients on every aspect of the real estate living sector. We work with a diverse range of ‘living’ businesses and organisations, from small and medium-sized enterprises to national housebuilders, lenders, public sector regeneration bodies, local authorities, registered providers, property developers, investment funds and professional service firms.

Our clients each have unique goals, but they all share a commitment to tackling the UK's housing shortage. Whether it's through building traditional homes, meeting the growing demand for social and affordable housing, build-to-rent or developing innovative modular solutions on brownfield sites.

The consistent pressure to resolve the housing crisis has placed the sector firmly in the spotlight. We help clients respond through our extensive legal expertise in all areas of housing, including strategic land and collaboration agreements, planning applications, construction, environmental issues and more. We also facilitate joint ventures and partnerships to drive innovation and growth in the sector.

Womble Bond Dickinson has unrivalled balance and depth in its UK Living practice, supporting some of the most significant public sector bodies; developers; investors and funders across the sector. In addition WBD has unparalleled access to expertise and insights from its US business. WBD is uniquely well placed to give holistic, valuable, and highly commercial advice on UK Living – particularly for foreign capital seeking to enter the UK market.

To find out more, visit our dedicated web page.

Methodology

The research was conducted by Censuswide, among a sample of 700 developers and investors working in the UK Build-to-Rent sector aged 18+ excluding sole traders. The data was collected in March 2025.

Censuswide abides by and employs members of the Market Research Society and follows the MRS code of conduct and ESOMAR principles. Censuswide is also a member of the British Polling Council.

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