The Ascend property management agency, which describes itself as the UK’s largest third-party operator of single-family (SFH) rental homes, onboarded some 1,200 new homes this year. 

Following a number of major new institutional instructions and the expansion of existing portfolio instructions, Ascend has reached over 9,500 SFR homes under management and more than 12,000 homes across all asset classes. Its Build To Rent clients include Invesco, Sigma Capital Group, The Carlyle Group and Greykite.

The launch of Ascend Living – the firm’s white-label, resident-facing BTR management brand – is now the resident-facing name for four leading institutional portfolios, incorporating over 3,800 homes across 78 schemes. 

Lee Hill, commercial director at Ascend, says: “As SFR becomes an ever-more-important pillar of the UK’s housing mix, Ascend has continued to grow and innovate in lockstep with the sector, with the strong performance in 2025 demonstrating the success of our approach. 

“From the launch of Ascend Living to the ongoing development of our unrivalled technology platform, we are showing the sector what best-in-class residential management looks like, something that is reflected in both the organic growth we are seeing and the new institutional mandates we are securing. We look forward to an even more successful 2026, and continuing to develop the offer and approach that has made us the market’s residential operator of choice.”