EUROPEAN PROPERTY FEDERATION

Founded in Brussels in 1997, EPF represents all aspects of property ownership, investment, brokerage and management:

Residential and commercial landlords, housing companies, commercial property investment and development companies, shopping centres, the property interests of the institutional investors (banks, insurance companies, pension funds) estate agents, building managers and real estate training institutes. Its members provide, manage and broker buildings for the residential or service and industry tenants that occupy them. It's core purpose is to ensure that the making of EU regulation and funding targeting or impacting real estate benefits from the expertise and market experience of the European real estate industry and qualified European property professionals.

Why EPF

EPF, with its national association and direct-company membership, has been the European forum and policy vehicle for real estate since 1997.

Our mission

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Join us at the meeting point of real estate investors and professionals building a common European real estate culture and vision for EU real estate policy.

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Liviu Tudor

Welcome to EPF

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

EPF represents the full range of private property ownership and investment: residential and commercial, direct and indirect, big and small, landlords, managers and brokers. Our mission is to bring property culture to EU policy makers and EU culture to the property industry.

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Alain Duffoux

Message from the Chairman

All aspects of real estate – brokerage, investment, leasing and management – have been gradually and often imperceptibly shaped by EU policy over time, in particular with the decades-long but ultimately successful effort to create an EU Internal Market for Real Estate ensuring property investment flows and the freedom to provide property services without obstacle.

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REVIEW OF THE GENERAL BLOCK EXEMPTION REGULATION

Real estate impacts of the new focus on the green and digital transition.

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION COMMUNICATION AND CONSULTATION ON THE FUTURE OF EU ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE

Review of priorities may impact previous focus on reform of rent regulation and planning law.

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HORIZON EUROPE FUNDING FOR BUILDINGS

Direct project funding; not via the member states.

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EU CLIMATE LAW WILL TRANSFORM REAL ESTATE

Opinion piece by EPF DG Michael MacBrien in IPE Real Assets, the journal for real estate fund managers.

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ENERGY TAXATION DIRECTIVE

European Commission Proposal.

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY DIRECTIVE

European Commission Proposal.

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DRAFT PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS DIRECTIVE

Main focus on Long-term Renovation Strategies.

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REGULATION ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS INFRASTRUCTURE

European Commission Proposal.

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RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE

European Commission Proposal.

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SOCIAL CLIMATE FUND

European Commission Proposal for a Regulation.

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EU EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM EXPANDED TO BUILDINGS

European Commission Proposal for a Directive.

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION UPDATE OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORMING NATIONAL REGULATION OF ESTATE AGENTS

Disappointing progress on reform in recent years.

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