Insights from key individuals within the industry.
Opportunity London is supporting Movers & Shakers on their eventful one-day conference on 7 May covering key topics like the business case for creative industries, the new frontier of CreaTech, and the next generation of the creative sector.
Missed us at MIPIM? Watch our video to see highlights from the event, and hear from our partners about the importance of our strategy for success.
Next week, MIPIM 2024 gets underway! Opportunity London will have prime presence on the London Stand alongside the NLA London Model.
The first-ever London Investment Prospectus has been launched, presenting nine major development projects across the Capital, seeking £9.6 billion of investment.
Low Carbon, Liveable London - Turning London’s Built Environment Needs Into A Pipeline Of Investable Opportunities
Jace Tyrrell has been appointed Chief Executive of Opportunity London to £100bn investment drive for the capital.
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.
Professor Greg Clark, writes on the challenges and opportunities faced by London’s towns.
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.
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.
On Tuesday 18 July, key voices from across the built environment industry came together to discuss a London-wide approach to investment.
A new dawn for the nation’s high-street – unveiling the Oxford Street Programme.
Executive Councillor for Renewal, Recreation and Housing at Bromley Council Yvonne Bear, puts the case for a borough that’s closer than you think.
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.
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.
Cath Shaw, Deputy Chief Executive at Barnet, talks to NLA Co-Founder Peter Murray about the borough’s upcoming plans
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.
Opportunity London, the capital's government and its public and private sectors have come together to attract investment.
New NLA report ‘Circular London: Building a Renewable City’ sets out clear actions to make London a circular city.
Helen Bailey of Sutton Council talks to Peter Murray about high street regeneration, new housing and its ground-breaking Cancer Hub.
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.
Gavin Winbanks, Interim Executive Director at Opportunity London reflects on this year's UKREIIF, reflecting on Opportunity London's presence and the London programme.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alongside the Greater London Authority and City of London Corporation, we'll be heading to UKREiiF, 16-18 May, in Leeds.
Plans for a new £5.3bn inward investment project for East Havering will be reviewed at an upcoming Cabinet meeting.
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.
The setting, the resplendent Royal Academy was really too fitting for the first annual Opportunity London Investment Summit.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
