Legal & General RI to invest £2bn in affordable homes

Investment expected to provide over 10,000 new homes in the UK

Martin Richmond
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The investment will help tackle the shortage of affordable homes across the country
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The investment will help tackle the shortage of affordable homes across the country

Over £2bn of pension funds will be invested by Legal & General Retirement Institutional (LGRI) into the construction of affordable homes over the next five years.

LGRI today (8 April) announced that it will make the investment through its subsidiary, Legal & General Affordable Homes (LGAH). The investment is expected to support the construction of over 10...

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