European Property Federation

28 Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés
Brussels 1000 - Belgium
Tel +32 2 514 42 29
Fax +32 2 511 67 21
e-mail info@epf-fepi.com

Role and achievements
At national and local level, the property industry has become much more customer focussed to ensure it meets the changing needs of its tenants. Its actions are based on a vision for the industry in which tenants are provided with the choice of flexible occupational terms and the high levels of service they need consistent with the principles of sound financial and estate management, the requirements of external investors and prevailing market circumstances.

The role of the European Property Federation is to make sure that, at the level of the European Union, politicians and civil servants understand and support these goals and enact policies that help to achieve them.

Membership
The Federation is open to,

Real estate associations of Member States of the European Union.
Groups of major companies representing a significant proportion of real estate interests in Member States of the European Union.
Associations or groupings of real estate interests established outside the European Union can be admitted as Associate Members.

Areas of policy
The Federation concerns itself with many areas of European policy,

Accounting Standards
Charter of Fundamental Rights
Competition
Construction
Consumer Protection
e-Commerce
Education & Training
Energy
Environment
EU Enlargement
European Court of Justice
Financial Services
Health & Safety
Housing
Justice & Home affairs
State Aid
Taxation
Transport

Property interests represented

Property development companies
Property investment companies
Shopping centres
Scandinavian housing companies
Residential landlords
Banks
Insurance companies
Pension funds
Major corporates with important property interests
Historical estate owners

Legal form
The European Property Federation is an
Economic Interest Grouping (EIG) established under Belgian law (R.G.I.E.Bruxelles nº74).

Accounts-Auditors
A statement of the accounts of the Federation, prepared by certified accountants, is provided annually. A statutory auditor appointed by the Managing Committee gathered in general assembly of members certifies the annual accounts.

THE MEMBERS

Association of Spanish Rental Property Companies

British Property Federation

Confederazione Italiana della Proprietà Edilizia

Danish Property Federation

Federation of Hungarian Real Estate Associations

Finnish Association of Building Owners and Construction Clients

Finnish Real Estate Federation

Maastricht University

Portuguese Council of Shopping Centres

Solvay Brussels School

Spanish Council of Shopping Centres

Swedish Property Federation

ORGANISATION

THE PRESIDENCY

John R. Frederiksen
President

The President is the highest representative of the Federation.
The office is bestowed by consensus of the members as expressed by the Managing Committee.

PAST PRESIDENTS

Ronald Spinney FRICS
1997 - 2000
Malcolm Savage FRICS
2000 - 2003
Pedro Gamero
2003 - 2007

THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE

Liz Peace
Chairman

The Managing Committee elects a Chairman from among the persons representing the members, for a term of one year, renewable.
The Chairman acts as the Manager of the grouping; he has all the powers necessary to ensure the direction, management and administration of the Federation; he may, under his own authority, delegate all or part of his powers.

THE VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE

Per-Åke Eriksson
Vice-Chairman

The Managing Committee elects a Vice-Chairman from among the persons representing the members, for a term of one year, renewable.
The Vice-Chairman assists the Chairman.
In the event of vacancy of the chairmanship, it is immediately filled by the Vice-Chairman.

THE MANAGING COMMITTEE

Daniel Loureda Lopez
Association of Spanish
Rental Property Companies
Liz Peace
British Property Federation
Giovanni Gagliani Caputo
Confedilizia

Rolf Norstrand
Danish Property Federation
József Sztranyák
Federation of Hungarian
Real Estate Associations
Jani Saarinen
Finnish Association of Building Owners and Construction Clients

Harri Hiltunen
Finnish Real Estate Federation
Elsa Monteiro
Portuguese Council of
Shopping Centres
Antonio de la Peña
Spanish Council of Shopping Centres

Per-Åke Eriksson
Swedish Property Federation

The Managing Committee, constituted by the general assembly of members, is the supreme governing body of the Federation.
Each member is validly represented at the Managing Committee.
The Managing Committee meets three times a year as a minimum and convenes as the general assembly of members once a year.
It defines the general principles governing the policy and action of the Federation.
It is also responsible for its direction and management.
It deals with all matters falling within the scope of it's statutory responsibilities.

THE SECRETARIAT

Michael MacBrien
Director General

François Isnard
Deputy Director General

The tasks of the Federation are carried out by the Secretariat, headed by the Director General.
The Secretariat acts upon the instructions and under the control of the Chairman who defines its mission and tasks.

The role of the Secretariat comprises:

Lobbying.

Monitoring, analysis, strategic advice and lobbying.
Regular contact with the Chairman of the
Managing Committee.
Collating, negotiating, drafting of Federation's positions.
Production of all position papers.
Representation of the Federation vis-a-vis the European authorities.
Building bridges with allied European professional federations.
Dealing with the press.

Administration.

Secretariat of internal Federation meetings, drafting of minutes.
Secretarial work.
Carrying out the operational and day to day management.
Preparation of the annual budget for approval by the Managing Committee.
Keeping accounts with the assistance of certified accountants.
Relations with the Belgian authorities, financial institutions, suppliers, accountants, auditors and legal advisers.
Editing of the EPF website (internet & intranet).

ADVISORY COMMITTEES

The Managing Committee may establish specialised committees to which each member is entitled to appoint a representative.
In such cases the Managing Committee defines each committee’s mission and designates a Committee Chairman from amongst the members of the consultative committee concerned.