How the UK’s largest listed private landlord Grainger is preparing to ride the build-to-rent wave

By Carl Brown2025-09-30T06:00:00

Grainger has spent the past few years pivoting towards build-to-rent to take advantage of the burgeoning living markets sector. As the firm registers as a REIT in order to attract investment, chief executive Helen Gordon explains her strategy

Helen Gordon’s interest in building homes began at a very early age. “My parents built their own house when I was three and I thought It was the most exciting thing,” she laughs, citing this as evidence that this was what she always wanted to do.

Fast-forward a few decades and Gordon is now the chief executive at Grainger, the largest listed private landlord in the UK, with more than 4,500 homes in its build-to-rent investment pipeline.

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