Property X-Change is an online resource and network for any individual or organisation with an interest in creating thriving high street property that works for all Londoners.
Who we are
Property X-Change forms part of the London Recovery Programme, led by the Mayor of London and London Councils through the High Streets for All mission. The initiative was jointly developed by the Greater London Authority, Cross River Partnership, Federation of Small Businesses, British Property Federation, London Councils, BusinessLDN, Guardians of the Arches, the Mayor of London, and Transport for London Property, with support from the Bloomberg Foundation.
The founding partners have commissioned Hassell, with support from Gort Scott and an expert sounding board, who will be curating the platform as it develops over the coming year.
The initiative launched on July 13 2022 and will run for an initial 9-12 month pilot period.
Our values
Our broad programme of inspiring conversations and events is co-created together with a diverse network of collaborators.
Our values are:
- Equality, diversity, and inclusion
- Innovation and experimentation
- Collaboration and co-creation
- Social, environmental, and economic sustainability
We ask that all contributors respect these values when they engage with our platform and network across all online and in-person channels.
Curator
Camilla Siggaard Andersen
Hassell
Camilla is the programme and content manager for Property X-Change, a role she has taken on in her capacity as urban research lead in global architecture and design studio Hassell. Prior to this role, Camilla was a design lead in Arup’s Digital Studio and an urban designer with Gehl in Copenhagen and New York. Camilla has extensive experience delivering urban research and strategy projects with a focus on liveability, sustainability, and innovation. She is also currently the chair of New London Architecture’s Built Environment Technology Expert Panel.
Amanprit Arnold
Greater London Authority
Amanprit is an experienced international urban strategist and real estate insight/research professional. She has delivered urban advisory services and participated in city-building practices in both the non-profit and public sector, where she has worked on realising a wide range of projects and scales, from city-wide research projects to energy infrastructure planning and delivery policy innovation. #PXevent
Sounding board
Adam Scott
Freestate
Adam is the creative force and founder of FreeState, the pioneering experience masterplanning agency. Based in London and Melbourne, and working globally, Adam advises some of the world’s most innovative brand builders and city makers – including Sony, Nike, Virgin Atlantic, Google, The University of Melbourne, Lendlease, The Crown Estate, The Greater London Authority, Network Rail, Transport for London and Melbourne Airport. Adam is co-author of ‘ReThink Design Guide: Architecture for the Post-Pandemic World’ (RIBA Books) and The Experience Book, published this September by Black Dog Press.
Andrea Carpenter
Diversity Talks Real Estate
Andrea Carpenter is a Director of Diversity Talks Real Estate, and a writer and communications consultant in the property industry. As a Director of Diversity Talks Real Estate, Andrea helps raise the visibility of under-represented groups in the industry through the stage and media.
Andrea began her career as a journalist at Property Week before moving on to be editor of EuroProperty for seven years. She has also worked for Urban Land Institute, INREV in Amsterdam, and ANREV in Hong Kong.
Oli Whittington
NESTA
Oli Whittington is a senior researcher and leading democratic innovation in Nesta’s Centre for Collective Intelligence Design. With a background in participatory design, Oli’s career has focused on amplifying voices of communities in the design of public spaces and services, and is now leading research on mainstreaming digital participatory democracy.
Lucie Murray
ING Media
Lucie has over a decade of experience collaborating with built environment businesses on projects that bring people together, ignite debate and drive change for the future of cities. Having spent just under eight years at New London Architecture, London’s centre for the built environment, where she was Programme Director and more recently, Head of Research, Lucie been a part of the development and production of the year-round programme of events, exhibitions, and research programme, working with a variety of stakeholders to formulate ideas and new thinking.
Kat Hanna
Avison Young
Kat Hanna has worked in London politics, policy and development for the past decade, and regularly appears as a commentator on cities and urban affairs across a range of publications, media, and events. Her interests include urban economies, planning, transport, and the relationship between technology and the built environment. Kat recently joined global real estate advisor Avison Young as Director of Strategic Advisory and Place Strategy.
Fiona Scott
Gort Scott
Fiona co-founded Gort Scott in 2007. She is known for her pioneering research involving high streets and town centres and the geography of London’s economy. Fiona is one of the Mayor’s Design Advocates.
Yasmin Jones-Henry
Raeburn Design
Yasmin Jones-Henry works in the space where fashion meets finance and culture meets commerce. Writing for the Financial Times, with specialisms in sustainability (ESG), design and investment, she has established a career championing the role culture and creative enterprise can play as a catalyst to inclusive regeneration. As cultural placemaking strategist Yasmin is a thought leader and an advocate for rethinking retail, scaling circular economy design principles and working to diversify the talent pipelines across the fashion industry and the built environment.
Rumi Bose
RB Greenwich
Rumi is an urban design and regeneration practitioner at the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Rumi was the GLA lead for setting up Property X-Change. At the GLA she advised partners on projects and programmes across London boroughs. Rumi has 14 years of experience in urban design, construction management, engagement, planning policy and regeneration. During her time at Southwark Council, Rumi delivered social, cultural and landscape-led regeneration including the Canada Water Masterplan, the Low Line Commons, The Hithe, Rotherhithe and the award-winning Peveril Gardens.
Founding Partners
London Councils represents London’s 32 borough councils and the City of London. It is a cross-party organisation that works on behalf of all of its member authorities regardless of political persuasion. London Councils makes the case to government, the Mayor and others to get the best deal for London and to ensure that our member authorities have the resources, freedoms and powers to do the best possible job for their residents and local businesses.
Cross River Partnership (CRP) is a partnership delivering environmental, economic and community-focused projects. We support public, private and voluntary organisations to address creatively challenges around Air Quality, Transport, Placemaking and Wellbeing. CRP’s vision is to address sustainability challenges collaboratively in London and beyond. As a testbed for exciting projects in towns and cities, we will share knowledge, evidence, and best practice for the people who live, work and visit these places.
At BusinessLDN, our mission is to make London the best city in the world in which to do business, working with and for the whole UK. We campaign to tackle today’s challenges and harness the power of our cross-sector membership to shape the future of the capital. We support business to succeed — locally, nationally, globally.
Established over 45 years ago to help our members succeed in business, we are a non-profit making and non-party political organisation that’s led by our members, for our members. As experts in business, we offer our members a wide range of vital business services including advice, financial expertise, support and a powerful voice in government. Our mission is to help smaller businesses survive through these difficult times and achieve their ambitions.
Guardians of the Arches started as a collective of arches tenants in Hackney, London. Today, the organisation connects hundreds of small business owners, working to secure the rights of these vital commercial communities.
The Mayor of London is responsible for making London a better place for all. He has worked with London Councils to convene the London Recovery Board, to restore confidence, minimise impact on communities and build back better the city’s economy and society. To meet this challenge, a set of nine missions have been agreed, including ‘High Streets for All’ – to deliver enhanced public spaces and exciting new uses for underused high street buildings in every Borough by 2025, working with London’s diverse communities.
TfL owns a 5,700-acre estate that includes land and properties with huge potential for creating the homes and jobs that the Capital needs. Our landholdings can play a vital role in meeting the Mayor’s priorities to build affordable homes, while generating revenue to re-invest in improving our transport network.
The British Property Federation is the voice of the real estate industry in the UK. Our membership reflects the diverse nature of our industry – owners, developers, funders, agents and advisers. We are committed to building a more diverse and inclusive real estate industry.