Kennedy Wilson and CPP Investments deploy £300m across 788 UK single-family rental homes
Value
£300M
Location
UK-wide (Midlands, East of England)
Date
2026-03-05
Companies
Kennedy Wilson, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Goldman Sachs, Barratt Redrow, Miller Homes, Persimmon Homes, Taylor Wimpey, Kier Property/Vistry
The Kennedy Wilson / CPP Investments UK single-family rental platform executed 10 simultaneous site acquisitions totalling 788 homes and £300 million, taking the platform to approximately 2,000 units. The acquisitions are being funded through a £500 million Goldman Sachs debt facility (plus subscription facility) arranged for the JV. The platform targets 4,500 homes at scale and has diversified its homebuilder supply chain with the addition of Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey and Kier/Vistry. Kennedy Wilson (US-listed real estate investor, operating partner); CPP Investments (Canadian pension fund, primary capital partner); Goldman Sachs (debt provider, £500 million facility); various UK homebuilders as vendors. £500 million five-year senior debt facility from Goldman Sachs, plus a subscription facility to the JV. Kennedy Wilson announced in February 2026 that the firm would be taken private in a $1.6 billion transaction by Fairfax Financial Holdings, which may affect future JV governance.
Source
Bisnow London