Formation 1963 Region served United Kingdom Type of business Trade association | Legal status Private company Founded 1963 | |
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Purpose Promoting the real estate sector of the United Kingdom Location St Albans House, 5th Floor, 57-59 Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4QX Membership Property companies based in the United Kingdom | ||
Liz peace ceo british property federation
British Property Federation (BPF) is a not-for-profit membership organisation representing companies involved in property ownership and investment.
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- Liz peace ceo british property federation
- Objectives
- Governance
- Members
- Directors General and Chief Executives
- References
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.”. It comments regularly on proposed Government policies that will impact its members, including topics such as infrastructure, Build-to-Rent development, and REIT legislation.
Its membership comprises a wide range of companies, including real estate companies, institutional investors, fund managers, investment banks, housing associations, and professional firms. The BPF operates in Scotland as the Scottish Property Federation from offices in Edinburgh.
BPF Chief Executive Melanie Leech was appointed in October 2014. Chris Taylor of Hermes Real Estate Investment Management is President, and David Sleath of SEGRO is Vice President. Other board members are from prominent property and investment companies.
Objectives
The BPF has three objectives according to its website:
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.
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.
The BPF's policy work is overseen by a range of committees, each one made up of a chairman and between 15 and 30 people from its member companies. It currently has 18 committees involving over 400 direct members in total.