THE BRITISH PROPERTY FEDERATION
The British Property Federation is the voice of property in the UK, representing companies owning, managing and investing in property. This includes a broad range of businesses comprising commercial property owners, the financial institutions owning and investing in property, corporate landlords, local private landlords, as well as all those professions that support the industry, such as law firms, surveyors and consultants.
The property industry is a vital component of a successful economy. As an industry, commercial property contributes 5.9% of UK GDP, which makes it larger than the financial services industry and combined with residential property, the sector employs 2 million people. For further facts and figures on the property industry, go to our research page.
Every day BPF members are making key contributions to the economic and social well-being of the UK. Our commercial members provide the workspace for business and fund the regeneration of our towns and cities. Our residential members focus on the private rented sector, providing housing choice to meet the needs of a mobile workforce, a prerequisite for achieving higher growth in our economy. And our investor members rely on the performance of £250 billion worth of investment in property to fund pensions. Just over 20% of commercial property in the UK is held by UK-based pension and insurance funds, meaning that most people in the UK have a stake in our industry as pension fund members. For further information on this, and the issues currently affecting the industry, please go to our campaigns page.
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