What we do

We responded to the Law Commission's consultation on the current law on Right to Manage (RTM).

We gave evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s inquiry into leasehold reform.

We responded to HMRC’s call for evidence on simplification of partial exemption and the capital goods scheme highlighting areas for simplification and modernisation of the schemes. 

We submitted a response to the Building a Safer Future consultation. This follows up how the Government should implement the recommendations of the Hackitt Review. The results of the consultation should be forthcoming in the Autumn and a Bill in the next Queen’s Speech.

We responded to the government’s draft capital loss restriction legislation. We reiterated concerns that many businesses will not pay tax on their economic profit as a result of these rules – with the rules creating a cliff edge where gains and losses arise in different accounting periods. 

The British Property Federation commissioned planning and development consultancy Lichfields to analyse the economic footprint of the industry.This short report summarises the key findings from this research, focused around four broad themes: jobs and labour market, output and turnover, tax reven

We submitted a response to the Labour Planning Commission Call for Evidence will help shape the commission’s report, due to be published this Autumn.

Best practice guide on student wellbeing policies and procedures for private student accommodation sector

Our redefining real estate campaign is a long-term agenda for change, committing the BPF and its members to make a greater contribution to the UK‘s communities and to improve trust in what we do in partnership with national and local governments.

Download a full list of all BPF committees and members.