Real Estate:UK has launched a Scottish arm aimed at providing a collective voice for the country’s real estate market.
Cameron Stott, chair of Real Estate:Scotland
Real Estate:Scotland (RE:S) was formerly launched at Edinburgh’s W Hotel this week, following the merger of the Association of Real Estate Funds, the British Property Federation, and Investment Property Forum last month.
Businesses involved in RE:S include a range of long-term investors in all forms of real estate, from offices, shopping centres, logistics and warehousing, to hotels, modern build-to-rent residential developments and strategic land development sites.
RE:S aims to continue the work of its predecessors in arguing for policies that support the Scottish real estate industry and champion Scotland to global and domestic investors.
The new body’s activities will be based around six key pillars; advocacy; research and data; thought leadership and innovation; networking and events; upskilling and training; and standards and guidance.
Cameron Stott, head of Scotland at property adviser JLL, has joined as chair of RE:S, with Caroline Cuthbertson, operations director at Crosswind Developments as vice-chair, and David Melhuish as director.
“I am delighted to be appointed as the inaugural chair and look forward to working with our industry members, stakeholders and government at all levels to progress the theme of the public and private sectors working collaboratively to deliver growth,” Stott said.
“Together, as a sector working in partnership, we can deliver the housing Scotland desperately needs across all tenures; we can regenerate town centres and create vibrant urban communities; we can support the skilled workforce that builds Scotland’s future; and we can demonstrate that economic growth and social value are not competing objectives, but complementary outcomes of strategic property investment.”