Sir Adrian Montague’s proposals to encourage greater investment in build-to-let have been published by the government. The report examined how best to encourage greater investment in rental properties and sought to explore the factors that might encourage institutions to invest in new homes for rent
Barriers to PRS investment
The report’s headline recommendation is that local authorities should impose planning conditions requiring that new homes remain in the rental sector for a fixed period of years – a term of 10-21 is suggested.