O West Midlands MIPIM Delegação abordou investidores globais no Pavilhão do Governo do Reino Unido na Conferência Internacional de Propriedade em Cannes no início desta semana, revelando oportunidades de investimento transformacional em toda a maior economia do Reino Incluindo representantes de St Joseph Homes-parte do grupo Berkeley, MEPC-gerentes do novo paraíso de Birmingham, Arcadis, Bruntwood, Glenn Howells Architects, Lovell e Mott MacDonald. Região. Cllr Jim O'Boyle, membro do gabinete de empregos, regeneração e mudança climática no Conselho da Cidade de Coventry também apoiou as ambições de uma das maiores iniciativas de retrofit do Reino Unido. 165.000 casas sociais para melhorias na eficiência energética, geração de energia verde e aquecimento verde. A iniciativa tem o potencial de ativar uma oportunidade adicional de criação de mercado de mais de 535.000 casas de propriedade privada, turbo da agenda de crescimento verde de West Midlands. As 3 cidades retrofitam a iniciativa descrevem ações coordenadas para abordar barreiras, construir capacidade e capacidade e desenvolver modelos de financiamento e entrega, em toda a paisagem habitacional da região. Covid, com números recordes no trabalho, recorde casas sendo construídas e registrar investimentos em transporte público. “Temos um histórico de entrega e um novo prospecto de vários bilhões de libras, pronto para revelar o mundo no MIPM. Portanto, com as oportunidades únicas em uma geração do HS2 e dos Jogos da Commonwealth de Birmingham 2022 no horizonte, o West Midlands é uma oportunidade que os investidores não querem perder.” || Downtown in Business
Directors and chief executives from some of the region’s biggest names in property joined the delegation, including representatives from St Joseph Homes – part of the Berkeley Group, MEPC – managers of Birmingham’s new Paradise development, Arcadis, Bruntwood, Glenn Howells Architects, Lovell, and Mott MacDonald.
Mayor Andy Street addressed global investors at the event, presenting a multi-billion pound prospectus of investment-ready opportunities from around the region.
Cllr Ian Brookfield, Leader of the City of Wolverhampton Council, Cllr Brigid Jones, Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council; Cllr Jim O’Boyle, Cabinet Member for Jobs, Regeneration and Climate Change at Coventry City Council also backed the ambitions for one of the UK’s biggest ever retrofit initiatives.
The 3 Cities Retrofit Initiative across the cities of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton, represents a transformational opportunity to advance the West Midlands’ net zero ambitions, by targeting more than 165,000 social homes for improvements across energy efficiency, green energy generation and green heating. The initiative has the potential to activate an additional market making opportunity of more than 535,000 private-owned homes, turbocharging the West Midlands’ green growth agenda.
During the session, leaders from the three cities outlined their plans for how pooling assets, collaborating across the cities and drawing on expertise and partnerships – including with the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) – will unlock transformative opportunities. The 3 Cities Retrofit Initiative outlines coordinated action to address barriers, build capacity and capability, and develop financing and delivery models, across the region’s housing landscape.
Andy Street, the Mayor of the West Midlands, who is led the regional delegation at MIPIM, said:
“The private sector helped drive the West Midlands to become the fastest growing region outside of London before the outbreak of Covid, with record numbers in work, record homes being built, and record investment in public transport.
“But the pandemic has knocked us for six, and it is mission critical we now leverage in even more private sector investment to turbo-charge our recovery and get us back on our feet quickly. “We have a track record of delivery, and a new multi-billion pound prospectus ready to unveil to the world at MIPM. So with the once in a generation opportunities of HS2 and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on the horizon, the West Midlands is an opportunity that investors do not want to miss out on.”
