John Lewis enters landlord space with build-to-rent London locations

John Lewis will build the buy-to-rent properties above Waitrose stores

(Picture: John Lewis Partnership)

The John Lewis Partnership owners of Waitrose and the high street department store chain has announced the first three locations where it proposes to build and manage a series of new rental homes. 

Sites include building over Waitrose shops in Bromley and West Ealing in Greater London, as well as replacing a vacant John Lewis warehouse in Reading.