Developer Alex Cassels calls for build-to-rent funding innovation

Developer Alex Cassels calls for build-to-rent funding innovation
Wellington City Council's Te Kāinga programme repurposes office buildings as rental apartments. (Image: WCC)
Maria Slade
It was no coincidence the big guns turned out for the official opening of New Zealand Exchange-listed Kiwi Property’s Resido build-to-rent (BTR) development in Sylvia Park in June.The shiny new 295-apartment complex is one of only a few examples in NZ so far of a new category of accommodation: apartments purpose-built to offer quality, affordable, long-term rentals to those unable or unwilling to buy their own home.Prime Minister Chris Luxon and Housing Minister Chris Bishop took to the stage at the Resido opening to proudly announce...

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