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BPF launches micro-living definitions research - report

The BPF in collaboration with JLL has undertaken research in aid of defining housing models that fall within the category that we are now terming ‘Micro Living’ Click to view our full report.
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BPF licence to occupy on short term basis

Further to the requirements of the NHS and associated organisations to occupy new premises on a short term basis to help fight against COVID-19, we have, with the help of our members, produced a template Licence to Occupy that can be used by relevant parties to coordinate and agree the short term occupation of commercial properties. 

Please read this document with the associated indemnity note.

Events

Insolvency/restructuring plan

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BPF Build-to-Rent Report Q2 2025

Created in partnership with Savills, our latest Build-to-Rent (BTR) report provides an overview of the sector in the UK for Q2 2025. It analyses the status of BTR units across completed, under construction and planning stages, highlighting year-on-year changes and regional variations between London and other areas.
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Ten-Year Housing Strategy: Unlocking Institutional Investment - A Call to Action

The Government’s ambitious target of 1.5 million homes over the next five years is essential in the UK’s constrained housing market, with a stark undersupply of social, affordable, market-for-sale and privately rented homes.

Achieving this goal in the current fiscally constrained environment will necessitate exploring alternative sources of funding beyond traditional Government and private funding mechanisms.

In this paper, we detail the opportunities available using institutional capital and our four key policy pillars to deliver the change required.
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Code of Governance for For-Profit Registered Providers of Social Housing

Launched at Housing 2024, This Code establishes a set of standards which embody and aim to promote good governance practice in the for-profit registered provider of social housing (FPRP) sector in England. The sector plays a valuable and increasingly significant role in the provision of affordable housing, and the BPF’s members recognise the importance of good governance in safeguarding the interests of shareholders, customers and other stakeholders, and in protecting the reputation of the sector.
Events

BPF Sustainability Conference 2025

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Real Estate: UK

Key information on the Association of Real Estate Funds, British Property Federation and Investment Property Forum merger