Zutec, a top-tier provider of construction and property technology solutions in the UK and Ireland, has announced that it now supports building data for more than 30% of the UK’s Build-to-Rent (BTR) high-rise units—firmly establishing its leadership in the rapidly expanding sector.
With growing client adoption and usage across their portfolios, Zutec’s influence in the BTR space continues to rise. Its platform plays a critical role in simplifying asset management, meeting digital safety obligations, and ensuring ongoing regulatory compliance.
As of early 2025, the UK had more than 100,000 BTR high-rise units—defined as properties over 18 metres or seven storeys—with 25,700 added in 2024 alone and over 57,000 more under development. Zutec currently manages data for over 30,000 of these units via its advanced Handover and Asset Management tools.
Solving Real Problems for Asset Owners
The fragmented nature of building information and the challenges around safety legislation have made managing residential assets increasingly complex. Zutec addresses these issues through a robust suite of tools covering digital handover, document organisation, Building Safety Act (BSA) compliance, and real-time inspection data capture for fire door checks and façade remediation. These features ensure the continuity of a secure, accessible information trail—the so-called “golden thread.”
Where Zutec is used during construction, building manuals are already integrated into the system by completion, giving operators a single data repository for future operations. Zutec also enables bulk migration of legacy data into its platform, unifying disconnected files and formats to provide a portfolio-wide view.
Maria Hudson, CMO at Zutec, said:
“The Build-to-Rent sector requires confidence in their data to manage assets efficiently, make informed decisions, and stay compliant with evolving regulations. With nearly a third of all BTR high-rise units in the UK hosted on our platform, we’re building that confidence by helping the sector structure and streamline building information management in one accessible system. As regulation tightens, we’re committed to supporting more BTR providers in consolidating their approach and ensuring compliance with ease.”
Key Customers and How Zutec Helps
Notable BTR customers partnering with Zutec include Greystar, Grainger, Realstar, Moda Living, Touchstone Resi, Get Living and Essential Living. These clients leverage one or a combination of the following solutions:
- Specifying Digital Handover Building Manuals: Under a framework agreement, BTRs can specify that their developers/contractors use Zutec for digital building manuals across all in-progress construction projects, ensuring documents and data are standardised and delivered consistently in one platform. This simplifies handover to asset management and provides easy access to information for all stakeholders as information is hosted in one place.
- Digitising and Migrating Existing Building Information: Zutec consolidates legacy building information, often stored in various formats across multiple systems, into a single platform for digital handovers, O&M (Operations & Maintenance) manuals, and BSA compliance. As a live record, the platform also provides an audit trail of tracked changes and version control, ensuring critical data is never lost or inaccessible.
- Solutions for Fire Door Audits and BSA Compliance: Zutec’s cloud-based, mobile Fire Door Audits solution captures, stores, and updates inspection data in real time using standardised forms and checklists. Automated compliance tracking, photographic evidence and digital signatures strengthen audit trails and compliance verification, and instant alerts and reminders prevent missed inspections and overdue corrective actions.
Additionally, with Zutec’s BSA Dashboard, users can streamline safety documentation when managing thousands of documents across a portfolio making compliance more manageable and ensuring the right information is present, correct and accessible to those that need it.
To speak to a Zutec expert, request a demo, or find out more about how Zutec works with BTRs today and how the company can help with everything from construction of buildings to asset management and compliance, please contact [email protected].
