Barratt seals €197m sale of 600 homes in the UK

Of the 604 homes included within this transaction, over 500 are expected to be legally completed and transferred to Citra’s ownership over the 12 months to 30 June 2024, the vendor said. The remaining homes will be completed and transferred in the financial year to 30 June 2025, reflecting the variations in both site development stages and build scheduling, across the sites included in this transaction.

Citra Living was launched in July 2021 and shortly thereafter signed a strategic partnership with Barratt to deliver 1,000 homes per year, working together, on a site-by-site basis, to develop incremental housing stock for the rental market.

The first development in this partnership involved 150 homes at Ladden Garden Village between Bristol and Bath.

'We are delighted to announce a significant step forward in our partnership with Citra, who share our commitment to delivering a wide range of high-quality, sustainable homes and communities across the UK,' said David Thomas, Chief Executive of Barratt. 'Since forming our strategic partnership in 2021, we have agreed the sale of some 502 homes on individual sites to Citra. Our focus on quality and the environmental performance of our homes has enabled us to assemble an attractive portfolio of homes in desirable locations for private rental.'

He added: 'The single-family dwelling segment of the private rental sector continues to grow strongly and presents an opportunity for us to both diversify our revenues against the current challenging market backdrop and develop communities which encompass all forms of housing tenure.'

Andy Hutchinson, managing director of Citra Living, said: 'Our goal at Citra is to bring much needed high quality homes to the UK rental market, to help create balanced communities in the places that people want to live. Our partnership with Barratt helps us achieve that goal and will contribute to delivering much needed housing stock across the UK.'