Long Harbour, the living sector specialist investment manager, has secured a £100 million equity commitment from the National Housing Bank for its Long Harbour Single Family Housing Fund (LHSFF).

The latest investment brings the total committed to the strategy to £400 million. Long Harbour secured a £300 million seed equity commitment from South Korea's National Pension Fund (NPS) in December 2024, with the National Housing Bank now committing £100 million on a matched funding basis. This investment demonstrates commitment to the UK residential and Build to Rent sector, while also leveraging Long Harbour's ability to raise further capital from long-standing international institutions.

LHSFF provides new-build family homes to rent across the UK, with a focus on the South and South East of England. To date LHSFF has committed circa £200 million, working with developers to deliver almost 500 homes, with a further £500 million of identified opportunities.

LHSFF's investments will deliver much needed rental homes in well-connected areas experiencing structural housing shortages and increasing demand. The first homes in the portfolio will be handed over to the LHSFF across multiple sites over this summer and will be managed by Way of Life, Long Harbour's vertically integrated management platform.

The National Housing Bank, a subsidiary of Homes England, opened on 1 April 2026 and will unlock billions in private sector investment over the next decade to turbocharge the delivery of thousands of new homes, bringing together all of Homes England's existing investment pools to support housing delivery. With long-term, flexible capital, the National Housing Bank will be able to act as a consistent partner to the private sector, bringing the stability and certainty that housing developers and investors needs to deliver homes.

Jack Spearman, Managing Director of Single Family Housing at Long Harbour, said: "We are proud to have secured investment from the National Housing Bank into our latest single family fund. As one of the National Housing Bank's first equity investment partners, we are working together to accelerate the delivery of much-needed new homes across the country.

We have made strong progress deploying capital across a growing portfolio, and with a robust pipeline of further acquisitions, we are well positioned to scale at pace. Our tailored operational platform for single family homes, combined with the customer experience delivered by Way of Life, ensures we can meet the needs of modern renters while driving long-term value."

Simon Century, Chief Executive Officer, National Housing Bank, said: "Our £100 million investment demonstrates how the National Housing Bank is using its long-term, flexible capital to unlock high-quality private sector investment and accelerate the delivery of new homes.

As another early equity investment for the bank, this investment reflects our focus, supporting professionally managed rental housing and increasing housing supply in areas that need it most. By investing on a matched funding basis, we are helping to crowd in international capital while ensuring more families can access well-designed, well-connected homes."

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