Placefirst Competitors

We are Places for People. Community is who we are and what we do. We are the UK's leading Social Enterprise. We change lives by creating and supporting thriving Communities. Our business consists of complementary companies that are market leaders in homes and Communities, regeneration and development, investment management, property management and leisure. We own or manage more than 245,000 properties that are the homes to around 500,000 Customers right across the UK. We operate 100 leisure facilities that support the health and Wellbeing of our Customers with an average of 1.9m visits a month. Using the power of partnership and working collaboratively, almost 11,600 Colleagues in more than 20 specialist companies create Communities and provide People with opportunities and choice in a way that few organisations can match. What sets us apart from other organisations, is that beyond providing housing or leisure opportunities, we have a genuine commitment to improving people’s lives and Communities as a whole. Through our social impact work, we use our precious resources to make a real and lasting difference through schemes that offer support with employment, health and Wellbeing, finances, homelessness prevention and more. In 2022, our social impact work delivered £272 million in wellbeing value to Communities and £300 million in 2023.

Founded in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1912, Grainger plc, a FTSE 250 business, is the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and leader in the fast-growing Build to Rent sector. With c.11,000 rental homes, over 25,000 customers and a secured pipeline of development projects totalling c.4,500 homes, investing £1.3bn, Grainger is creating thousands more rental homes by investing in cities across the UK. We are a developer, investor and operator, with assets and development projects in most major cities across the UK. We are changing the way the UK rents. Grainger’s build-to-rent developments provide a range of customer benefits from professional on-site resident services teams, resident amenities including gyms, residents’ lounges, roof terraces, meeting rooms and co-working space for those working from home, and superfast 250MB fibre optic broadband. Recognised as a FTSE4Good business, Grainger also takes a leading approach to sustainability, specifically Environmental and Social issues (ESG) and has an ambitious target to be net zero carbon in the operations of its buildings by 2030, to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and to make a positive social impact in locations where it invests and operates.

Founded in Sydney in 1958 by Dutch immigrant and innovator Dick Dusseldorp, Lendlease was born out of a vision to create a company that could successfully combine the disciplines of financing, development and investment. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Lendlease has approximately 12,000 employees internationally. Our regional head offices are located in New York, Singapore and London. We have secured major urban regeneration projects such as: Barangaroo South, Darling Square, Victoria Harbour and Brisbane Showgrounds in Australia; Elephant & Castle and International Quarter London in the United Kingdom; Paya Lebar Quarter and Tun Razak Exchange in Asia; and Riverline in the United States.