Webinars

This webinar focused on TfL’s commercial property development activity; its considerable retail holdings and how improvements to these assets can deliver social and community benefits; its approach to jobs, skills and training; and the role that innovation will play in its property development programme.

Leader of Camden Council and Chair of London Councils Georgia Gould discussed her priorities for Camden, her perspective on the key issues facing London business and the role that local government can play as we move into recovery.

A London First publication in partnership with AECOM considers the delivery of homes through local authority and private sector collaboration. The briefing looked specifically at the Joint Venture model, and members heard from both London borough representatives and private developers on their view to such partnerships and the benefits of partnership working.

A webinar panel discussion led by expert Lord Matthew Taylor, exploring the lessons learnt from recent developments and, drawing on Garden Community principles, identifying the critical components of building sustainable communities now and in future years.

London First, Network Rail, Transport for London, the Rail Delivery Group (which represents all regional operators) and London & Partners discuss the latest operational, communications, and funding challenges across the capital, and how they are collaborating to encourage passengers back on to public transport in the coming months.

The first in a series of two briefings, this webinar focused on TfL’s significant residential development plans including its future pipeline; its approach to design; the importance of sustainability and how it engages with local communities, with a particular focus on a site in Ealing where they received resolution to grant planning permission earlier this year.

As London and the rest of the country starts to unlock, our panel discussed the intersection between the return to work and the economic recovery of our city centres. In collaboration with Avison Young and EY.

Last year London First successfully launch the recommendations of the London Data Commission, which set out a new vision for how to promote more data collaboration between the public and private sector to solve civic challenges and make a positive impact on the lives of Londoners. This webinar is a briefing on how the data agenda is progressing in London.

The Future of the CAZ is a study undertaken by Arup, Gerald Eve and the London School of Economics for the Mayor of London on the economic future of the Central Activities Zone. This was a panel discussion with the authors of this important piece of work discussing their thoughts on the impact of both COVID-19 and Brexit on the CAZ.

The pandemic has broken TfL’s funding model and the traditional levers are unlikely to be sufficient to fill the gap. Arup and London First have proposed four new ideas to help. This briefing discusses these options and the future of transport in the capital and how we fund it.

This event saw the formal launch of the ​‘Who lives in Build-to-Rent’ report. This report provides an insight into who lives in Build-to-Rent homes in London using a sample of 10 developments from Grainger PLC, Be:here, Hayes (managed by Apo Group) and Get Living.

Has London’s post-lockdown experience completely changed the future of the commercial space we need to build, and how we use what we already have? Key players join us to debate what comes next for commercial real estate in London.