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By Matthew Lane

Before the pandemic struck, Build to Rent (BTR) was undeniably the property market’s fastest-growing trend. Many expect it to recover quickly, too, as returns are solid enough to have nervous institutional investors happily ploughing money into what is seen as something of a safe haven.

With commercial, office, retail and industrial all set to suffer as a result of Covid-19, residential’s popularity among pension funds, private equity firms and other major financial players is likely to soar.

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by Stephen Farrell Senior Digital Staff Write

Almost 450 homes could be built on the site of a former leatherworks in Leeds if newly submitted plans get the go-ahead.

Domus UK, supported by WYG and Hester Architects, has submitted an application to Leeds City Council for the redevelopment of a site on Buslingthorpe Lane in Chapeltown.

The specialist residential property developer is seeking planning permission for 449 apartments across five buildings at Hilltop Works, a brownfield site and former leatherworks which has largely fallen into disuse since the 1960s.

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