The Crown Estate is a specialist real estate business with an actively managed portfolio of high-quality assets in great locations. By combining scale and expertise in our chosen sectors with a customer-focused approach we deliver strong returns for the nation's finances. We create brilliant places through conscious commercialism. This means we take a long-term view and consider what we do from every perspective. Our portfolio covers central London, retail across the country and offshore wind; we also have a substantial rural and coastal portfolio, and manage the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland.