Jonathan Rose Companies launches UK affordable housing fund
Monday, November 2, 2026 · first reported by IPE Real Assets and 1 other
Jonathan Rose Companies, a New York-based US affordable housing investor, is entering the UK, its first market outside the US, with the planned Rose UK Social and Affordable Housing Fund. The fund will finance new homes in urban areas of England and Scotland, including Bristol, London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow. It aims for £100m at first close and £350m to £500m over time, covering roughly 3,000 homes, with core-plus returns targeted.
Ben Denton, formerly of Legal & General, where he set up its £1.8bn affordable housing platform, will lead the UK expansion. Expected investors include pension funds, foundations, endowments and wealthy families.
- Fund
- Rose UK Social and Affordable Housing Fund
- Size
- $130M
- Stage
- Target
- People
- Ben Denton
- Asset class
- Real estate
- Geography
- Europe
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