London Real Estate Forum round-up 2016

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LREF-logo-2016This year’s London Real Estate Forum, hosted in the heart of Mayfair, Berkeley Square, will bring two days of debate, deals and networking.


14-15 June 2016 – Berkeley Square, Mayfair, W1

LREF DEBATES

• The future of offices

What does co-working mean for the future of offices?

• Airport expansion hinders London

London’s politicians need to prioritise airports, build homes on greenfield land, not worry about Donald Trump and beware the ides of June

NEWS AND COMMENT

• Early framework boosts Nine Elms

Having a proper framework in place has helped fuel the speed of development at Nine Elms, according to Sandra Roebuck of Lambeth Borough Council.

• Mix of housing styles suggested for Old Oak Common development

The regeneration of Old Oak Common, NW10, will not make the same mistakes as other large-scale development projects in London.

• Are offices dying?

The age-old debate over the death of the office reared its head once again as experts clashed.

• Panel debates the future of the West End

Delegates engaged in a lively debate about outside versus inside and how to ensure the West End continues to thrive.

• Lack of consistency hindering PRS investment

The build-to-rent sector needs clearer guidance around design and more consistency around policy to unlock more development, say leading developers.

• Pidgley calls for OJEU changes

Best value guidelines in the OJEU and public land disposals process need to be changed to support communities, according to Tony Pidgley, chief executive of Berkeley Group.

• New mayor to provide ‘clarity’

London’s new deputy mayor for housing, James Murray, pledged to provide “clarity” and “certainty” for the industry as panel members fired questions on priorities for the new mayoralty.

 • More Asian cash to come

There is still plenty of money set to come from Asia, according to Rasheed Hassan, director of cross-border investment at Savills.

• Europe would suffer without London

The European economy would suffer without London at its heart, according to research from Deloitte – a warning against a British exit from the European Union.

• Transport ‘key to development’

Transport is “absolutely key” to keeping up with the development map in Shoreditch, according to panellists at the Southwark briefing.

• Property’s rising stars ‘go beyond IT’

The power of property’s next generation goes beyond being tech savvy, according to 30 of the industry’s top rising stars.

• Public realm ‘not for faint hearted’

The public realm is “not for the faint hearted”, according to the Crown Estate’s David Shaw.

• Collaboration key to Tottenham regeneration

Regeneration projects are “not just bricks and mortar” and need to embrace co-operation with residents, according to panellists at the Haringey borough briefing.

• Khan to look at London views

London mayor Sadiq Khan will look at London’s view management corridor as soon as powers are devolved to him.

• What the City must do to attract the next generation of occupiers

As the number of financial services workers in the City of London shrinks, what can developers and the City of London Corporation do to attract the next generation of occupiers? 

• Middle East investors may repatriate money

London could see Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds sell assets and repatriate money as governments look to make up deficits created by the subdued oil price.

• Brexit threatens investor confidence

A leave vote will be a blow to confidence and a great pity for a great city, said Savills head of central London and international investment, Stephen Down.

• Property strategy must change to ensure talent retention

Traditional corporate companies must adapt their attitudes towards property to attract and retain the best talent, industry leaders have warned.

• Mayfair and St James’s have been “living on reputation”

Mayfair and St James’s have been “living on past reputation, rather like the England football team,” says City of Westminster director of planning, growth planning and housing, John Walker

• Mayfair experiences “golden period” of regeneration

Mayfair has historically been starved of of high quality development. However, the area is now experiencing a “golden period” of regeneration

• Crossrail 2 station will help to deliver more homes in Chelsea

A Crossrail 2 station on the King’s Road, SW3, would create 3,500 new homes with a gross development value of around £6bn, Kensington & Chelsea’s planning leader has said. More…

• Hackney calls for affordable workspace in Shoreditch

Hackney Council’s regeneration leader has said Shoreditch developments should have an affordable workspace provision to help the area retain and attract talent. More…

• Airport expansion problems pose threat to London’s credibility

London’s failure to prioritise its airport capacity problems is damaging its reputation among international investors, experts said at the London Real Estate Forum. More…

• New York and London dominate global cities

London and New York will remain untouchable as the world’s top two leading cities, delegates heard at LREF

• Property urged to help make case against Brexit

The property industry should use the Brexit debate to make the case for the sector’s role in job creation and housing delivery more forcefully, an LREF debate has been told.

• ‘More cash needed for housing’

More central government funding is needed to help the shortage of housing in the capital, according to James Murray, the new deputy mayor of London for housing.

• Davis calls for more tall buildings in Westminster

There must be more tall buildings in Westminster, Robert Davis, deputy leader and cabinet member for the built environment at Westminster City Council, told the opening reception of the London Real Estate Forum.

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