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Thought leaders in the field of green finance came together for a Westminster Business Forum webinar earlier this month to discuss priorities for green and sustainable finance in the UK.

Amro co-founder and head of venture investments, Ami Kotecha, was a guest speaker at the event along with Ed Davey MP, Professor Nick Robins from LSE, Michael Sheren from the Bank of England and other leaders in the field, discussing expertise, best practice and the green taxonomy, regulation and the wider economic and societal impact of sustainable investment.

Amro has invested in Proportunity, the equity loan provider enabling buyers to purchase homes with a 5% deposit, as part of their Series A funding round. Following its recent investment in the Fintech blockchain solution Coadjute, Amro is on track to achieve its goal of making ten new investments in its first twelve months of venture investing.

Savills UK Build to Rent Market Update Q2 2021 reports a 20% annual rise in median asking rents against a backdrop of falling supply – and highlights Pension Insurance Corporation’s forward funding of Amro Partners’ The Wiltern’ in West London as the quarter’s most significant deal.

Amro Partners has submitted a planning application for its first co-living scheme, The Rex in the heart of Kingston-upon-Thames, a highly sustainable building that will transform the vicinity of Kingston Station.

Amro Partners has advised on the refinance of award-winning build to rent project The Green Rooms in Salford’s MediaCity, which is operated by Amro Living, our operational platform.

The international business of Federated Hermes has provided a £37.5 million investment loan against the development, representing a significant vote of confidence in the build to rent sector and the asset, which launched in 2020 and is already fully occupied.

• Strategic project in Spanish capital Madrid will deliver further 216 student beds opening in 2023
• First student housing project in Portugal’s underserved market will be designed to achieve BREEAM ‘‘Outstanding’ rating
• Ambitious investment strategy will increase Amro’s Iberian portfolio to c.2,000 student beds, remaining on target to reach 5,000 beds by 2025.
• Building on its success in the student housing market, Amro is now actively seeking opportunities in the Iberian Built to Rent sector.