KFH signals it’s going even harder after build to rent business

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH) has appointed Sue Winterbourne (main picture) as its new Head of Asset Management as it expands its position in the build-to-rent (BTR) and the corporate client sector.

Wintebourne has over 29 years’ experience in property and her new role will see her focus on working with corporate lettings clients within in the BTR world.

RISING THROUGH THE RANKS

She was previously Business Development Director PRS for Leaders Romans Group where she first joined in October 2014, rising through the ranks in numerous lettings positions. Before joining Romans Winterbourne spent 10 years at Countrywide as Lettings Director and prior to that nearly 10 years at Townends where she started as a Negotiator before taking on the position of Area Manager.

Paul Masters, Group Operations Director at KFH, says: “We are delighted to welcome Sue to KFH. Her extensive expertise and knowledge will be invaluable in growing our build to rent and portfolio management solutions and will be greatly beneficial to our corporate clients.”

Winterbourne adds: “I am delighted to be joining KFH. The KFH Group has a long-standing presence and strong reputation across the Capital. I am looking forward to the opportunities ahead of us as we grow the business.”

KFH has 60 branches across the capital and employs more than 800 people.

LARGEST PROPORTION

The Neg revealed last month how BTR homes now account for almost 2% of all privately rented properties, the largest proportion of market share seen since 2018, according to Foxtons.

When analysing annual Build to Rent completions, the team at Foxtons found that this represents a 69% increase in stock since 2013, compared to just a 3% rise in private rented stock during the same period.

In the last five years alone, BTR completions have grown from 31,409 – accounting for just 0.6% of the 5.5m privately rented homes within the lettings sector – to 100,372, or 1.8% of total private rental market stock.