BTR - Build to Rent Developments Edinburgh

Scotland’s capital city Edinburgh is a fantastic location to expand Kosy Living’s BTR portfolio. It has a young age demographic with over 35% of the population in their 20s and 30s. It has one of the strongest economies in the UK and over 40% of its population either have a degree or similar professional qualification. 

Property prices are soaring in Edinburgh and like many other UK cities there is a housing crisis due to lack of stock, rising rents and prices to buy. Kosy Living’s Build to Rent model offers high spec, modern and amenity- filled apartment buildings that are managed 24/7 in highly desirable locations. 

Edinburgh has three universities - University of Edinburgh, Heriot Watt University and Edinburgh Napier. In total, there are around 85,000 students studying here and after their degree comes to an end there are some excellent job prospects within the city. However, lack of suitable rental homes can make it difficult for graduates who want to stay, and for those who are not quite ready or simply cannot afford to jump onto the housing ladder, there are also limited options. Many must explore rental housing options in the suburbs rather than live where they would like to. 

Build to Rent (BTR) Caters for a Wide Variety of Sectors

BTR caters for a number of people from singletons to couples and even young families who are seeking quality, value for money and prime location when it comes to choosing where to live. Build to Rent buildings are also about creating communities and an important part of that community is being allowed to have pets. Kosy Living welcomes furry family members in our Build to Rent apartment buildings which has a huge pull factor for people when deciding on where they choose to live. 

Edinburgh is historic, beautiful and very lively with plenty of fantastic bars, restaurants and shops to visit. It is home to the world-famous Comedy Festival The Edinburgh Fringe which takes place in August every year. The festival takes place over 25 days , features more than 59,000 performances across over 300 venues with artists from over 60 countries. 2019 was a record-breaking year as Edinburgh welcomed more than 3 million visitors during the Festival.  Even outside of the fringe, there is a buzz in the city all year round, and demand for long term rental homes, making it an ideal location for Kosy Living. 

Build to Rent Amenity Advantages

Additional BTR benefits include free use of the gym and other amenities, fun social events, resident groups such as running clubs and book clubs, plus always having staff, maintenance and security on site to help with anything from a blown light bulb to phoning a taxi. 

Build-to-Rent is growing rapidly in the UK and Kosy Co Living is growing a strong leading pipeline within it. Edinburgh is one of our top locations for co living and BTR developments. We are very excited to bring our modern BTR apartment buildings to the city which we know will be welcomed by many locals who are seeking quality homes to live. If you would like to fund out more about Co Living in Edinburgh then you can visit our co living page.

Build to Rent is fast becoming an ever growing sector and Kosy Co Living will be within the heart of it. We launched our portfolio in early 2022, unveiling a £1billion development pipeline. Our portfolio is growing rapidly and we are now welcoming new funding partners for our BTR developments across the UK. Our projects are currently in Bath, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Cambridge, Guildford, Leeds, London, Oxford, Reading and Surrey. 

Currently researching and creating proposals for the following areas;

Bournemouth, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester.

As our pipeline grows we are looking to forward fund our larger schemes within the build to rent sector. We have commercial property investments build to rent opportunities for forward funding, equity partners, joint ventures, unconditional funding partners and planning uplift partners. We have opportunities for joint ventures with equity partners as we obtain planning permission with a view to sell or re-finance at PC. We are also sometimes presented with great opportunities for developers where the land owner needs an immediate sale and we are looking to partner with investors who would fund this type of project.