How build to rent can help ease housing woes (The Spinoff)

While New Zealand’s build-to-rent market remains in its infancy, a leader in property development believes a significant opportunity exists with the emerging asset class to provide better quality rentals on terms friendly to both tenants and landlords.

New Ground Capital managing director Roy Thompson on Friday told attendees of the virtual 2021 Property Conference the challenges to the build-to-rent sector may be many but build-to-rent developments could help fix New Zealand’s housing crisis.