How do Lendlease engage with the community?

So far on this course, you’ve discussed the roles involved in real estate development, but it’s not only ‘professionals’ who are interested in property. We’re all ‘stakeholders’ in the property development process because we all need buildings to live and work in.

Watch Ben O’Rourke, Managing Director of the International Quarter London, discuss the Lendlease approach to community engagement. In the next Step, you’ll hear from small business owners who own a bakery near the IQL development.

How important do you think it is to engage with local stakeholders, such as community groups, during the property development process? What benefits do you think such engagement may bring to the planning process?