Strawberry Star to target commuter towns near London with new Star Living arm

Property developer and operator Strawberry Star has announced plans to create a portfolio of build-to-rent housing with a gross development value of £1bn.

The developer, which has offices in London and Singapore, has launched a new dedicated build-to-rent arm focused on commuter towns.

Star Living’s first development will be a 163-home scheme BTR scheme in Harlow, Essex. It has also been granted permission for a 100-home scheme in Gravesend, Kent, and will also build out the second 564-home phase of a scheme in Luton.

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Star Living is working on this scheme in Luton

The group is aiming for a GDV from schemes close to London commuter towns of £1bn by 2027.

Strawberry Star, established in 2007, has more than 1,000 units and £1.4bn of assets under management in the UK.

Santhosh Gowda, chair of Strawberry Star, said: “We aim to be one of the largest BTR providers in the commuter belt by 2027. Star Living brings together our existing skillsets as an end-to-end provider comb