Members' Insights
 

Keep up with the latest real estate insights, news and trends from The Landsite members.

 

25th March 2025
BPF Spotlight Series: MIPIM 2025
Chief Executive Melanie Leech and a small team from the BPF and UKPA returned last week from a busy MIPIM, where they were flying the flag for the UK property industry. 
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22nd January 2025
10 Year Social Housing Rent Policy Could Unlock Additional £20bn Investment and Deliver 240,000 Affordable Homes
Government could unlock an additional £20bn private capital to deliver 240,000 units of social housing over the next five years
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30th April 2024
Time for Action on MEES
 Climate change is already impacting us here in the UK and around the world, giving us a foretaste of the potentially disastrous consequences for the planet if global temperatures continue to rise.
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4th April 2024
BPF Calls for Government to go Further on Brownfield Planning Policy
Commenting on the BPF's response to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities' consultation on strengthening planning policy for brownfield development, Assistant Director Sam Bensted said
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29th February 2024
Chancellor Must Harness the Power of the Property Sector for Net-Zero Challenge
The British Property Federation (“BPF”) has called on the Chancellor to set a clear long-term framework for the decarbonisation of the UK’s older building stock and deliver new green energy infrastructure in next week’s Budget announcement.
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28th April 2023
Planning Fee Increase Must Lead to Additional Resources for Planning Departments
Planning fee increase must lead to additional resources for planning departments to unlock development and wider economic growth
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18th April 2023
Earth Day 2023: Creating a Greener BPF
We all know that buildings and the built environment have a critical role to play when it comes to tackling climate change
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14th March 2023
Budget Needs to Remove Financial Barriers to Retrofitting Residential and Commercial Buildings
The UK faces a substantial challenge in retrofitting its residential housing stock, an estimated 58% of properties have an EPC of D or lower in England with less than a fifth of homeowners planning to improve their property’s energy efficiency. 
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29th November 2021
Build-to-Rent Proves Affordable in Largest-Ever Resident Analysis
The largest ever analysis of BTR occupancy in England dispels the perception that BTR is an unaffordable housing option.
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16th April 2021
Tackling Rental Reform
Successive Governments have been promising rental reform for some time now but have been thwarted by events. 
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2nd December 2020
Retailers & Property Owners Unite to Deliver Extended Store Opening Times for Christmas
Retailers and property owners are working together to make sure shopping is as accessible and comfortable as possible for shoppers in the run up to Christmas (2-24 December) this year.  
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20th November 2020
Events: BPF Futures: If I Were a Real Estate Investor 2020
BPF Futures: If I were a real estate investor 2020  
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