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Our senior policy officer Sam Bensted blogs this week on the role of the planning system in supporting the UK’s recovery and the measures required today from MHCLG to enable it to maximise its contribution in the short and longer-term.
Guest blogger Antony Slumbers discusses real estate BC & real estate AC – before & after Covid-19 – and the virus’ impact on the way we work and what this means for the future of workplaces.
This week, published in EG, our Chief Executive Melanie Leech discusses the property industry’s response to COVID-19.
In a rapidly evolving political and policy environment, we are continuing to work with our members to understand your issues, represent your concerns to Government and in the media and do what we can to support you.
The British Property Federation today publishes a statement, on behalf of the commercial property industry, to urge any business in financial distress ahead of the first rent quarter day of 2020 to speak to their landlord as soon as possible.
Ion Fletcher, our Director of Finance Policy, blogs this week on the Chancellor’s new SDLT surcharge for foreign buyers and warns of the detrimental impact it could have on the residential market if not carefully implemented.
Following the Chancellor's speech, our Director of Policy (Real Estate), Ian Fletcher, blogs about this year's Budget.
Read our full response to today's budget here.
Ahead of MIPIM 2020, Gabrielle Berring, Director of Loans at Homes England sets out their plan to unlock land and investment to drive housing supply.
New report published today provides insight into the economic impact of the UK logistics sector and provides updated recommendations to support the sector’s future.
A First Homes scheme was a manifesto commitment of the Conservative Party, and with Help to Buy getting scaled back from April 2021, it is imperative to Government to have other measures in place to help first-time buyers. The consultation paper on First Homes is therefore out and in this blog, Tim Willis and David Perry at Shoosmiths summarise some of the key design aspects of the scheme.
February 2020, London: The BPF Futures Tomorrow’s Leaders Awards 2020 are now open for entry to find and celebrate the UK property industry’s rising stars.
Originally published in Estates Gazette, our Chief Executive Melanie Leech discusses why people are at the heart of the real estate sector’s future success, and what we have recently been doing to ensure access to and growth of a more diverse and skilled workforce.
Customer reviews are being seen by the BTR sector as a great opportunity to understand their customers and fine tune their offer. This blog explores how Homeviews is bringing insight to BTR and wider housing development sectors.
In January young professionals from Avison Young, Homes England and BPF Futures met at Avison Young’s London office for an opportunity to network and take part in discussions around leadership and issues relating to diversity, inclusion and social mobility. Alex Bonnet, BPF Futures member and Surveyor at Avison Young shares some of the invaluable advice received from our panel of leading industry figures.