Welcome to A New Lease OF Life, a sub-series of the devcast… podcast, where you’ll be learning how experts of the BTR, PRS, student accommodation and retirement living sectors climbed the ladder of their professions. Hosted by Nick Hammond, Head of Build to Rent at deverellsmith. Our guest in the studio this time is Matt Berg of Local: Australia. Following 17 years in the property industry, Matt co-founded Local in 2021, shaking up the market by bringing an authentic Australian Build to Rent brand to Australia. Matt’s career has seen him structure and fund over $4bn of developments. He’s been in the Australian Build to Rent sector for the past 9 years and can be credited with the origination and delivery of over 3,000 apartments.