Foreword
Federico Ortiz, Head of Content, NLA

This year’s London Real Estate Forum went above and beyond! 

Starting with the Opportunity London Investment Summit and opening reception at the Royal Academy, we welcomed over 1,500 industry leaders to discuss sustainable investment in London’s boroughs. 

This was followed by a packed day of brilliant conference sessions, bringing together professionals from across the built environment sectors at the Barbican Centre. Over four stages, we asked 107 speakers to ‘think beyond’ and to unpick how we can really tackle the key issues London is facing, but through the lens of long-term planning and new urban thinking.

This year’s conference also set the stage for UK cities to share their plans for growth and investment, and share thinking on the future of cities.

Our schools’ programme connected 30 students with volunteers from different sectors in a hands-on workshop that concluded with a tour of 22 Bishopsgate. 

We ended the week with a series of 11 unique study tours across London, visiting key sites and schemes, from Brent Cross to Canada Water. 

With a new political landscape and challenging economics ahead, we are now at a unique moment that gives us the opportunity to really think about the kind of city we want to shape going forward. NLA is committed to continuing the discussion on long-term thinking with the New London Agenda, a joined-up vision for the future of London that will be presented to the mayoral candidates ahead of the 2024 elections. 

Here we present the key provocations, priorities and proposals emerging from the forum. We are very grateful to all our partners, contributors and to everyone who joined to share your knowledge, insight and ideas for the future of city-making.