Over the past 18 months we have been Rethinking Regeneration, drawing on our expertise across the UK and exploring where regeneration has been delivered most successfully whilst helping the public and private sector execute it more effectively.
We have hosted roundtables with industry leaders and experts across the UK, tapping into expertise in London, Manchester, Birmingham and the South West as well as hearing from the next generation of real estate leaders who will be delivering these projects in the future.
Our discussions in Birmingham touched on the important idea of trust, and how developers can seek to repair the negative perception held by the wider public to development. Often, it’s about delivering and highlighting quick wins that demonstrate the positive impact that a project can have – bringing forward amenities or public realm that can be used immediately by the public before additional elements such as housing or workplaces. Collaboration between public and private sectors was another key discussion point. There is growing appetite amongst lenders to fund regeneration schemes with a big vision and realistic viability, but lenders are more confident when they are part of a public/private partnership and where both partners have ‘skin in the game’.