The British Property Federation is the voice of the real estate industry in the UK. Our membership reflects the diverse nature of our industry – owners, developers, funders, agents and advisers.

We work with our members to support a diverse, successful and sustainable real estate industry recognised for the contribution it makes to society. Our membership is industry wide, so we provide unparalleled opportunities for networking and sharing good practice, and we can provide government and regulators with an authoritative perspective on the issues facing real estate and how we can support communities across the country.   

We deliver our mission by working collaboratively with national and local government and other partners; by promoting knowledge, innovation and best practice within the industry; and by showcasing our members’ achievements so that our diverse sector is better understood.  

You can search through our member directory here.

 


 

Talks to create new industry powerhouse

The Boards of the Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF), the British Property Federation (BPF) and the Investment Property Forum (IPF) have announced that they are in discussions with a view to coming together to create a new representative body for the UK real estate sector. Find out more here.


 

Building our Future

The property industry's offer to the new Government

Ahead of this year's general election, we launched our manifesto 'Building our Future'. This manifesto sets out the property industry’s offer to the new Government across four pillars key pillars.

  1. Building for Productivity and Growth
  2. Building More Homes
  3. Building Stronger Town Centre
  4. Building the Green Economy

Our industry invests hundreds of billions of pounds each year to rebuild and renew the UK’s buildings and public spaces – representing 7% of the country’s economy. Much of this money comes from the funds who manage our pensions and savings or insure our homes and belongings whether here in the UK or overseas.

With the right policy and regulatory framework we can do much more: invest more of our money in the priorities that matter to local communities, create more wealth and also deliver safer, healthier, places for people to live, work and relax.

 

Find out more



BPF Net Zero

Pledge

Together we can speed up the pace of change 

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Real Estate Statistics

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1 in 13

jobs are supported by the real estate sector (2023)
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£3.9bn

property taxes paid (2023)
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£110bn+

contribution to the UK economy (GVA, 2023)
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£60.5bn

capital investment by the sector (2023)
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260,000+

pipeline of build-to-rent homes in the UK (2024)
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5%

equivalent to more than 5% of total UK GVA (2023)

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400 organisations have joined the BPF because they want their voices to be heard and recognise our influence benefits the whole industry

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The BPF thinks, operates and produces information and guidance at a very high level, while representing the industry where it matters. This helps us steer the course for our commercial and residential businesses – we don’t regard membership as optional."

Alan Leibowitz
Joint Managing Director, Dorrington