Tag: British Property Federation



Commercial Real Estate Worth Fifth of UK Net Wealth

Commercial Real Estate Worth Fifth of UK Net Wealth
Posted on 21 January, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy, Industry News

A recent report commissioned by the British Property Federation (BPF) has revealed that commercial real estate is worth £1,662bn and represents 20.6% of the total net wealth in the UK. In 2014, commercial real estate contributed £94.2bn to the UK's... Read More

Commercial Property Debt at its Lowest in Ten Years

Commercial property debt at its lowest in 10 years
Posted on 18 December, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy

According to academics at De Montfort University, outstanding commercial property debt is on course to fall to its lowest since 2005, declining by 1% in the first half of 2015 to £163.7bn. However, there are strong levels of new loan origination in 2015 that... Read More

BPF appoints Director of Communications

Posted on 23 July, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

The British Property Federation (BPF) has appointed Ghislaine Halpenny (pictured) as its Director of Communications. The newly created role replaces that of Head of Communications and Public Affairs, previously held by Patrick Clift who is now Director of UK... Read More

European Real Estate Industry urges Shadow Banking Rules rethink

Posted on 26 June, 2015 by Neil Bird under Industry News

The European real estate industry has expressed its concerns over draft guidelines from the European Banking Authority (EBA) which could limit how much banks can lend to real estate. The guidelines could also lead to real estate funds being inappropriately... Read More

It’s time for the Industrial Sector to speak up and be heard says BPF

Posted on 18 March, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy

At a parliamentary reception, the UK's largest industrial landlords have warned that the shortage of new industrial property will cause long term obstacles on the path to economic recovery. According to research from the British Property Federation... Read More

BPF Manifesto 2015 proposes ‘Turbo Boost’ for Property Sector

Posted on 9 March, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Industry News

The British Property Federation (BPF) has recently released a ‘general election manifesto’ which proposes a number of policies designed to provide a ‘turbo boost’ to the UK property sector. In the manifesto the BPF says that real estate “is... Read More

New Road and Rail Framework is a boost for the Industrial Sector says BPF

Posted on 18 December, 2014 by Neil Bird under Industry News

The British Property Federation (BPF) has welcomed the publication of a National Policy Statement for the road and rail networks, describing it as ‘a boost for the industrial sector'. The statement, which follows a consultation period earlier this... Read More

BPF expresses concern over Office to Resi proposals

Posted on 26 September, 2014 by Neil Bird under Industry News

The British Property Federation (BPF) has broadly backed the extension of permitted development rights, allowing office to residential conversions without the need to seek planning permission. However, while giving its support to proposals to extend... Read More