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The rise and rise of Co-Living

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The rise and rise of Co-Living

Aboria Capital CEO Jessica Hardman and her co-founder Bay Downing recently spoke to Property Week to share their perspectives on the trends supporting the rise of UK flex living.

Commenting alongside leading real estate investors, and drawing from the longstanding track record of Aboria’s partner Downing in this space, Jessica and Bay discussed the favourable supply and demand dynamics supporting increased investment into the sector, the interplay between resident satisfaction and flex living’s return profile and the factors behind the success of Square Gardens, Downing and Aboria’s newly launched flex living and PBSA scheme in the heart of Manchester.Square Gardens is Europe’s largest flex living scheme and showcases the best of Aboria and Downing’s vertically integrated, data-driven model, marrying outstanding operational credentials with best-in-class investment management expertise aligned to supportive long-term trends.To learn more about how flex living is moving to “the front of the queue” for investors and developers, click here: https://shorturl.at/kMMJz

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