BPF response to General Election result

Following the result of the UK General Election, our Chief Executive Melanie Leech, commented:

‘Congratulations to the new Government, and to Angela Rayner in her new role as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. The property sector stands ready to work with her and the incoming Labour Government to forge a new partnership based on a clear vision and a stable policy framework, and harnessing the power of public/private partnerships to deliver for local communities.  

The size of Labour’s majority is a strong platform to take the swift and decisive action in key areas such as planning, which will give long-term investors confidence and unlock more private capital to deliver housing and local infrastructure such as logistics facilities, revitalise high streets and decarbonise our older building stock’.