Whitepapers   |   11 September 2025

Making Space: The Case for Institutional Investment in Residential Land Planning

The UK Government has positioned housing development as a cornerstone of its economic growth strategy. Recognising that effective spatial planning is essential to unlocking new housing supply, it has taken decisive steps to implement policies that actively promote construction.

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Head of Investment Management, European Real Estate

Read our latest whitepaper, on why we believe that a compelling opportunity exists to invest in land promotion and supply to market consented residential land, generating arbitrage profits from the delta between consented and unconsented land values.

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