LSH is proud to be part of the Connells Group who, in turn, are owned by Skipton Building Society, which means LSH can leverage the extensive resources and network of one of the UK’s largest property groups, enhancing its capability to advise a broad pool of potential investors across the UK.
Connells has created an extensive and unrivalled presence, with over 80 local estate agency brands and 1,200+ branches trading as Hamptons, Connells, John D Wood, Barnard Marcus, William H Brown, Countrywide and Fox & Sons. This combination of specialised expertise, market reach, and robust capital markets experience positions LSH as the ideal partner for residential investment and development opportunities across the UK.
The team can offer a range of core services working across the Living Sector including multi-family housing, Single family housing, Co-Living, private rented sector (PRS) and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA). We regularly advise our clients on their investment decisions, whether it be the acquisition of new investments or the disposal of assets coming to the end of their asset business plan. Alongside this, we offer development advice for future residential schemes across the viability, design and funding aspects of the development lifecycle.
Our Markets Include:
Multi Family Housing (MFH)
Multi Family Housing is a purpose-built rental product that offers housing in the form of flats and apartments. Typically, MFH schemes are located in city centres, where there is a high-density of people living within an area. MFH schemes often benefit from a level of on-site amenity such as co-working spaces, gyms and entertaining spaces.
Single Family Housing (SFH)
Single Family Housing is another rental product that offers housing in the form of houses. Typically, SFH schemes are located in sub-urban areas where there are strong level of amenities such as transportation, schools, healthcare, and employment. To date, the majority of SFH product has been 'accidental' and a means for the house builders to dispose of bulk portfolios that have been unable to sell on the open market.
Private Rented Sector (PRS)
Private Rented Sector refers to rented accommodation that is not necessarily purpose built and can comprise a mix of housing and apartment portfolios. Often PRS landlords are private individual who have developed or aggregated sizeable portfolios rather than being institutional landlords.
Co-Living Sector
Co-Living is another purpose-built student accommodation is a rental product specific for university students. By nature PBSA is located within close proximity of universities campuses and will often have en-suite facilities.
House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are properties rented to multiple unrelated tenants sharing facilities such as kitchens, living rooms and bathrooms. Student-let HMOs are common in university towns and are increasingly held within landlord or investor portfolios.
