The UK Apartment Association (UKAA) has appointed Ashley Perry as the new chair of its investor and lender forum.
He was previously vice-chair of the forum and replaces CBRE’s Jason Hardman, who has completed his two-year period as chair.
Perry is an investment director at Apache Capital and since he joined the business in 2022 he has helped to shape its investment strategies, which include a 6,000+ home multi-family build-to-rent (BTR) joint venture with Moda Living.
Perry said: “The investor and lender forum has made fantastic progress in the last two years, being an important educational, networking and knowledge-sharing platform that supports the wider objectives of the UKAA. Professional rental housing is one of institutional capital’s most favoured asset classes in the UK, with organisations such as the UKAA and BPF helping to shape a favourable policy climate that lowers the barriers to entry and maximises the potential of the build-to-rent and single-family housing sectors.”
Brendan Geraghty, CEO of UKAA, added: “We thank Jason Hardman for his support and service to the UKAA as former-chair of the investor and lender forum and value his continued contribution to the new committee. The UKAA warmly welcomes Ashley Perry as the new chair; a tireless advocate for the UK BTR sector and through his role at Apache Capital, an early pioneer in BTR that has been behind a string of landmark deals, will provide invaluable insight to the members of the investor and lender forum.”
