British Property Federation

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British Property Federation
Formation1963
Type Trade association
Legal status Private company
PurposePromoting the real estate sector of the United Kingdom
Location
  • 88 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AA
Region served
United Kingdom
Chief Executive
Melanie Leech CBE
Main organ
Board
Website bpf.org.uk

British Property Federation (BPF) is a British not-for-profit membership organisation representing companies involved in property ownership and investment.

Contents

The BPF "work[s] with Government and regulatory bodies to help the real estate industry grow and thrive, to the benefit of [its] members and the economy as a whole". [1] It comments regularly on proposed Government policies that will impact its members, including topics such as infrastructure, [2] [3] build-to-rent development, [4] and REIT legislation. [5] [6]

Its membership comprises a wide range of companies, including real estate companies, institutional investors, fund managers, investment banks, housing associations, and professional firms. [7] The BPF operates in Scotland as the Scottish Property Federation from offices in Edinburgh. [8]

BPF Chief Executive Melanie Leech was appointed in October 2014. [9] David Partridge, Senior Partner, Argent LLP & Chairman, Argent Related is President, and Guy Grainger, Global Head of Sustainability Services & ESG, JLL, is Vice President. Other board members are from prominent property and investment companies.

Objectives

The BPF has three objectives according to its website: [1]

Governance

The BPF is governed by a Board, composed of four officers – President, Vice President, Junior Vice President and Immediate Past President – as well as the Chief Executive, an Honorary Treasurer, and six other industry professionals. [10]

Members

The BPF currently has around 400 member companies, roughly made up of a third real estate companies, a third professional firms, and a third other organisations such as investment banks and fund managers. [7]

The BPF's policy work is overseen by a range of committees, each made up of a chairman and between 15 and 30 people from its member companies. It currently has 21 committees involving over 400 direct members in total, as well as 13 working groups and six regional forums. [11]

Presidents


Directors-General and Chief Executives

References

  1. 1 2 "About BPF". bpf.org.uk. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "BPF Response London Infrastructure Plan" (PDF). bpf.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "BPF - BPF". bpf.org.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "BPF - BPF". bpf.org.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "House of Lords - Economic Affairs Committee - Minutes of Evidence" . Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "BPF - BPF". bpf.org.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  7. 1 2 "BPF - Join the BPF". bpf.org.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "SPF - SPF". scottishpropertyfederation.org.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  9. ↑ October 2014, Jonathan Tilley 10. "BPF appoints Melanie Leech as chief executive". www.planningresource.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "BPF - Board". bpf.org.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Committees". bpf.org.uk.[ dead link ]

Guides

What is the British Property Federation? – An industry guide to the BPF's role in the UK market [1]

  1. ↑ Bradbury, Allan. "What is the British Property Federation and Why It Matters for the UK Property Market". BritishProperty.uk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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