National Housing Bank backs 492-home Basildon build-to-rent scheme in £100m Starlight cornerstone deal
On 13 May the National Housing Bank, Homes England's new investment arm, committed a phased £100m cornerstone equity stake into Starlight's UK Build-to-Rent Fund II, which is delivering 6,000 rental homes across England including a 492-home scheme already under construction in Basildon. For Basildon, that is institutional rental supply landing into a commuter-belt town with persistent demand, reinforcing the wider town-centre regeneration pipeline. The homes arrive in phases, so the local effect builds gradually rather than hitting at once.
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