Members of the industry body are set to vote on a planned merger
British Land鈥檚 chief executive has become president of the British Property Federation as the organisation prepares for a merger.
The organisation鈥檚 members, along with those of the Association of Real Estate Funds and the Investment Property Forum, are set to vote on plans to merge and create a new representative body, which would be called Real Estate: UK (RE:UK).
Simon Carter, who has been in charge of British Land since 2020, succeeds Jessica Hardman, chief executive and co-founder of Aboria Capital, who has served as the British Property Federation鈥檚 (BPF) president since July 2024.
Carter, who has been on the BPF鈥檚 board since 2023, said it was 鈥渁 privilege to take on the role鈥� and that the property industry 鈥減lays a vital role in shaping places and supporting communities across the country, and makes an enormous contribution to the UK economy in creating jobs, unlocking investment and enabling innovation鈥�.
鈥淚 hope that our members will endorse our vision to build an even more powerful new industry body in RE:UK and look forward to taking the baton from Jessica to oversee that transition during my Presidency,鈥� he added.
Melanie Leech, chief executive at the BPF, said: 鈥淭his is a critical time for our industry as we work with Government to deliver the homes, workspaces and infrastructure needed to reboot the economy and drive growth.
鈥淪imon鈥檚 extensive experience and knowledge across finance and development will be invaluable as we manage the twin challenges of helping to shape policy that will unlock investment and accelerate delivery, and 鈥� if our members agree 鈥� transitioning to a new organisation building on the strengths of the BPF, AREF and IPF.鈥�
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