Zutec, a leading provider of construction and property management software solutions in the UK and Ireland, has announced it now hosts building information in its platform for over 30% of the Build-to-Rent high-rise units, proving its PropTech leadership in the UK. As clients add more buildings and expand their platform usage, Zutec’s role in supporting this sector with efficient asset management, digital building safety requirements and regulatory compliance continues to grow.
At the start of 2025, there were over 100,000 BTR units in high-rise buildings (over 18 metres tall or seven storeys high) in the UK, with approximately 25,700 units added in 2024 and a further 57,400 units under construction. This rapid growth makes the BTR segment one of the fastest-expanding residential sectors in the UK. Zutec currently hosts building data for over 30,000 units across its Handover and Asset Management solutions.
Innovative asset management solutions:
As Asset Owners struggle with managing fragmented building data, information silos and building safety compliance, Zutec’s unique offering in asset management includes Specifying Digital Handover, Building Document Management, BSA (Building Safety Act) Compliance, and tools for capturing and managing inspection data in areas such as Fire Door Audits and Cladding Remediation—all of which contribute to maintaining a ‘golden thread’ of information.
Where Contractors utilise Zutec during the construction phase for digital handover and have building manuals already in the Zutec platform, BTR operators can access a single source of truth by easily hosting that data at project completion for ongoing building operations. Zutec also enables clients to take existing building data that may be in disparate systems, formats and locations, and migrate it into its platform, ensuring that data across an entire property portfolio from handover to asset management is consolidated in one place for ease of access, updates, and a clear audit trail of information.
Maria Hudson, CMO at Zutec, said: “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.”
How Zutec helps:
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.
