British Property Federation

British Property Federation
Formation1963
TypeTrade association
Legal statusPrivate company
PurposePromoting the real estate sector of the United Kingdom
Location
  • St Albans House, 5th Floor, 57–59 Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4QX
Region served
United Kingdom
Chief Executive
Melanie Leech CBE
Main organ
Board
Websitebpf.org.uk

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

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.

  1. ^ "About BPF". bpf.org.uk. [dead link]
  2. ^ "BPF Response London Infrastructure Plan" (PDF). bpf.org.uk. [dead link]
  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. ^ "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)