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Jace Tyrrell on CNBC World Squawk Box Europe

Jace Tyrrell on CNBC World Squawk Box Europe

Jace Tyrrell

Opportunity London CEO Jace Tyrrell speaks to CNBC following the Global Investment Summit, Labour Party Conferences and the launch of the updated London Investment Prospectus.

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London Investment Prospectus

London Investment Prospectus

The updated London Investment Prospectus presents 12 live investment schemes seeking over £10.6bn of immediate investment altogether.

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Investment Summit Gathers Global Investors in London

Investment Summit Gathers Global Investors in London

Mayor of London endorses Capital as open to business, investment and new partnerships in real estate with the next ‘mega projects’ transforming London for the better

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Mayor of London addresses Global Investment Summit

Mayor of London addresses Global Investment Summit

Watch as Sadiq Khan addresses this year's Global Investment Summit, hosted at Guildhall alongside the London Real Estate Forum.

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Property Week Podcast: London’s low carbon future needs overseas investment

Property Week Podcast: London’s low carbon future needs overseas investment

CEO Jace Tyrrell spoke to Andrew Teacher about Opportunity London's mission to attract £100bn in capital investment for low carbon real estate, infrastructure and transport.

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Launching London's Investment Prospectus

Launching London's Investment Prospectus

Opportunity London

The first-ever London Investment Prospectus has been launched, presenting nine major development projects across the Capital, seeking £9.6 billion of investment.

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LOW CARBON, LIVEABLE LONDON

LOW CARBON, LIVEABLE LONDON

Jace Tyrrell

Low Carbon, Liveable London - Turning London’s Built Environment Needs Into A Pipeline Of Investable Opportunities

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Jace Tyrrell appointed Opportunity London CEO

Jace Tyrrell appointed Opportunity London CEO

Opportunity London

Jace Tyrrell has been appointed Chief Executive of Opportunity London to £100bn investment drive for the capital.

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New NLA Report Unveils Insights into London's Housing Challenges

New NLA Report Unveils Insights into London's Housing Challenges

NLA

NLA has announced the release of its latest research report ‘Housing Londoners: Innovation in Delivery and Design’, shedding light on how the built environment can collectively contribute to positive change in London's housing sector.

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Re-Mixing the Metropolis: London’s Towns and Interchanges: The New Opportunity

Re-Mixing the Metropolis: London’s Towns and Interchanges: The New Opportunity

Prof. Greg Clark CBE

Professor Greg Clark, writes on the challenges and opportunities faced by London’s towns.

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London joins UK Cities & Partners to showcase UK investment opportunities at EXPO REAL

London joins UK Cities & Partners to showcase UK investment opportunities at EXPO REAL

UK Cities & Partners

London is partnering with UK Cities & Partners (UKCAP) to bring a new UK Investment Pavilion to EXPO Real 2023, showcasing a multi-billion-pound pipeline of opportunities.

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Borough of Contrasts

Borough of Contrasts

David Joyce

David Joyce, Haringey’s Director of Placemaking & Housing, talks to Peter Murray about opportunities for change in Haringey which includes Highgate in the west, Ally Pally and the Lea Valley in the east.

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A London-wide approach to investment

A London-wide approach to investment

NLA, JLL

On Tuesday 18 July, key voices from across the built environment industry came together to discuss a London-wide approach to investment.

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A new dawn for the nation’s high-street – unveiling the Oxford Street Programme

A new dawn for the nation’s high-street – unveiling the Oxford Street Programme

Dee Corsi

A new dawn for the nation’s high-street – unveiling the Oxford Street Programme.

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Building Bromley

Building Bromley

Yvonne Bear

Executive Councillor for Renewal, Recreation and Housing at Bromley Council Yvonne Bear, puts the case for a borough that’s closer than you think.

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Caring for Communities

Caring for Communities

Cath Shaw

Barnet’s deputy chief executive Cath Shaw explains how the council puts caring for people, places and the planet at the heart of its ambitious growth programme.

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Greener, safer and fairer

Greener, safer and fairer

Elizabeth Campbell

Elizabeth Campbell, leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, explains how the challenge of ‘becoming the best council’ will be a meaningful legacy of the Grenfell tragedy.

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BarNet Zero

BarNet Zero

NLA

Cath Shaw, Deputy Chief Executive at Barnet, talks to NLA Co-Founder Peter Murray about the borough’s upcoming plans

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Brent – Borough of two halves

Brent – Borough of two halves

NLA

Cllr Shama Tatler, Cabinet Member for Planning, Regeneration and Growth at the London Borough of Brent talks to Peter Murray about good design, listed buildings and Wembley.

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Darren Rodwell: It’s never been more vital to champion London to the world

Darren Rodwell: It’s never been more vital to champion London to the world

Darren Rodwell

Opportunity London, the capital's government and its public and private sectors have come together to attract investment.

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NLA Publishes New Research on Building a Renewable City

NLA Publishes New Research on Building a Renewable City

NLA

New NLA report ‘Circular London: Building a Renewable City’ sets out clear actions to make London a circular city.

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Operation Sutton

Operation Sutton

NLA

Helen Bailey of Sutton Council talks to Peter Murray about high street regeneration, new housing and its ground-breaking Cancer Hub.

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Boost for Sutton town centre as Council sets out plans to bring derelict buildings back to life.

Boost for Sutton town centre as Council sets out plans to bring derelict buildings back to life.

Sutton Council

Sutton Council have announced their latest plans to restore derelict buildings on the high street, providing affordable housing and education facilities. This is another step forward in transforming the borough's town centre.

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UKREIIF 2023

UKREIIF 2023

Gavin Winbanks

Gavin Winbanks, Interim Executive Director at Opportunity London reflects on this year's UKREIIF, reflecting on Opportunity London's presence and the London programme.

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Central London’s New Cycle: Shifting From Recovery to Opportunity

Central London’s New Cycle: Shifting From Recovery to Opportunity

Prof. Greg Clark CBE

In the second in our series of essays on the New London Agenda, Professor Greg Clark CBE, Senior Advisor at NLA, takes a look at Central London’s need for reinvention.

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Pioneering the Revised World City: London’s Next Cycle

Pioneering the Revised World City: London’s Next Cycle

Prof. Greg Clark CBE

Cities expert Greg Clark sets out the scale of the challenge for London’s next development cycle, and how London can seize the opportunity to lead the way as a revised global city. 

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Multi-million pound investment plans secured across Whitehall, Victoria Westminster and Northbank

Multi-million pound investment plans secured across Whitehall, Victoria Westminster and Northbank

London HQ

Local businesses across three London Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) vote overwhelmingly in favour of renewing its partnership across the London Heritage Quarter to bring strategic targets and improvements to the areas

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The London Cancer Hub - A unique life sciences investment opportunity

The London Cancer Hub - A unique life sciences investment opportunity

Jeremy Shapiro

The London Borough of Sutton is offering a unique opportunity for investment in life sciences with 4.8 hectares of land on a long lease with potential for 1m sq ft of development.

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Opportunity London? You bet!

Opportunity London? You bet!

Robert Gordon Clark

NLA senior adviser Robert Gordon Clark reflects on the run-up to this year’s MIPIM, the capital’s status and a new concerted campaign to build on its strengths.

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NLA publishes report on London’s Industrial & Logistics sector

NLA publishes report on London’s Industrial & Logistics sector

Sophie Goff

NLA has today published ‘Industrial & Logistics: Can London Deliver?’ an in-depth look at London’s vital Industrial & Logistics sector, featuring exclusive viewpoints from key organisations in the industry – including the Greater London Authority, Aukett Swanke, Prologis UK, and Turley.

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Brent to receive big new homes bonus

Brent to receive big new homes bonus

Brent Council

Brent Council is set to receive the biggest New Homes Bonus in the country for increasing the supply of homes more than any other council in the UK last year.

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Hackney On Location: The Future of Town Centres

Hackney On Location: The Future of Town Centres

Philip Glanville

Philip Glanville, Mayor of Hackney, reflects on our recent On Location conference presenting the transformation of Hackney, with key updates on the future of Dalston and Hackney Central town centres.

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State of the Market 2023

State of the Market 2023

Jenna Goldberg

Jenna Goldberg, MD of Insight at LCA reflects on our recent talk as we explored the opportunities and challenges that 2023 will bring to London and the built environment sector.

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The first Brent Design Awards are open for entries

The first Brent Design Awards are open for entries

Brent Council

People living and working in Brent are invited to nominate their favourite places in the borough to win an award for their design and architecture.

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Opportunity London delegation to bring 24 of the capital’s local authorities to UKREiiF 2023

Opportunity London delegation to bring 24 of the capital’s local authorities to UKREiiF 2023

Opportunity London

Alongside the Greater London Authority and City of London Corporation, we'll be heading to UKREiiF, 16-18 May, in Leeds.

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Cabinet to consider £5.3bn investment opportunity for Havering

Cabinet to consider £5.3bn investment opportunity for Havering

Zoe Fletcher

Plans for a new £5.3bn inward investment project for East Havering will be reviewed at an upcoming Cabinet meeting.

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Delivering successful partnerships

Delivering successful partnerships

Jonathan Cornelius

Jonathan Cornelius, TfL reports from our recent Think Tank which brought together key individuals from the public and private sectors to discuss delivering successful partnerships.

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Opportunity London Investment Summit

Opportunity London Investment Summit

Jenna Goldberg

The setting, the resplendent Royal Academy was really too fitting for the first annual Opportunity London Investment Summit.

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Opportunity London hits the party conference circuit

Opportunity London hits the party conference circuit

Paddy Hennessy

The Opportunity London campaign rolled into Liverpool and Birmingham as party conference season got into full swing – with a pair of well-attended dinners (co-hosted by NLA, LCA and Mishcon de Reya) which attracted top politicians, business leaders and opinion formers.

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Harnessing the Power of Data in London

Harnessing the Power of Data in London

Ffion Carney

With data playing an increasingly significant role in decision making and strategic planning, London is at the forefront of data innovation. At the heart of this is open data hosted on platforms such as the London Datastore and the Planning London Datahub. This availability of data means that London is in a strong position to not only respond to the challenges currently facing urban areas, but to thrive in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Opportunities for Communities

Opportunities for Communities

Cllr Darren Rodwell

Of course, as someone who was born and bred here, you would expect me to say there’s nowhere quite like London. But the fact that I believe London really is THE city of opportunity right now goes way beyond any partisan loyalty to my home town.

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How do we deliver Good Growth?

How do we deliver Good Growth?

Jules Pipe

It’s no exaggeration to say that the past two years have been some of the most challenging in our recent history.  The pandemic has been the largest public health crisis in London in living memory and has had profound social and economic impacts.  It has highlighted and exacerbated deep-seated inequalities but also shown once again how resilient London and Londoners are. Our strong foundations remain – such as our legal and regulatory system, our globally-respected higher education institutions, and the quality of our schooling and green spaces – and we continue to be a diverse and dynamic global hub for innovation.

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Greening Greenwich: London Peninsula Showcases Sustainable Investment

Greening Greenwich: London Peninsula Showcases Sustainable Investment

Matthew Evans

In 1994, author and entrepreneur John Elkington coined the phrase the “triple bottom line”. With it he introduced the “3Ps”: people, planet, profit. His vision was that in future, organisations would measure success not solely by profit, but also by reference to the positive or negative effects organisations had on society more broadly.

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