Long Harbour promotes Taylor to lead BTR drive

Long Harbour has promoted Rebecca Taylor to managing director of the investment team for its £500m build-to-rent programme. Taylor will lead the deployment of the Long Harbour Multi-Family Fund, which Long Harbour raised earlier this year. Taylor joined Long Harbour in 2015 as director of real estate, after eight years at Laing O’Rourke. She will continue to report to James Aumonier, co-founder and executive director for Long Harbour’s BTR investment programme. The third series of the LHMF will see Long Harbour invest in schemes of 200-400 homes, dipping to 150 in the capital. It made the first acquisition in May with the £70m forward funding of a 166-home scheme at Berol Yard in Tottenham Hale, N17. Taylor said: “As we increase our investment activity our priority will be to identify not only the best schemes and developments, but the best delivery partners. “Through our Way of Life platform we will ensure our projects deliver not only the very best experience for our customers but also outperformance for investors.” The BTR drive follows Long Harbour’s first fund of £150m and its second of £250m, both deployed into the market over the last six years, focusing on regional assets with a portfolio of around 1,900 apartments. To send feedback, e-mail emma.rosser@egi.co.uk or tweet @EmmaARosser or @estatesgazette