Our values

Our approach to business rests on our three core values of commercialism, integrity and stewardship.

Commercialism

We are committed to a commercial approach to property management that delivers significant financial benefit to the nation through the Treasury.

Focused on a clear investment strategy, in managing the business we take advantage of market conditions to maximise returns and manage risks.

Our investment strategy focuses on our core sectors where we have competitive advantage. We continue to redevelop and invest in our core commercial holdings, inside and outside of London. We are investing significant sums to facilitate the development of renewables on our marine estate, and we will remain a long-term agricultural landowner.

Integrity

Acting with integrity in all our dealings, we work closely alongside tenants, communities, businesses, governments, and local authorities, as we strive to deliver our vision of being the UK's most respected property business.

We want our customers and communities to have confidence in us, to believe that the hallmark of The Crown Estate is 'Trust'. That is how we attract the best customers, and how we are able to work with the best partners. It is also why integrity - our second core value - goes to the heart of how we do business.

Stewardship

Stewardship is deeply engrained in our culture; because of our history and because of our heritage, we act at all times as good stewards of the properties we manage. We strive for the best standards of management: in our parkland and gardens; in our farmland and our forestry; in the marine environment; and in our buildings and streetscapes.

So our commercial approach is tempered with a clear recognition of our stewardship responsibilities.

People rightly expect that we will always seek to do the right thing for the long-term wellbeing of the assets we manage, which are in many cases part of the nation's heritage and fabric. For example, our regeneration programmes in Regent Street and St James's comprise over £1.5 billion of investment. As well as being profitable, they also benefit our tenants, the community that lives and works there and the country as a whole by promoting the UK as an international destination and attracting tourists.

Pursuing good environmental practice, making sure that our activities in the communities in which we operate are handled sensitively, and taking a sustainable, long term view in our actions: it is through our actions that we demonstrate our commitment to stewardship.