All Property Week articles in 15 May 2020 – Page 4
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OnlineUK cinema industry calls for more rent relief for operators
The UK cinema industry has called on the government to introduce a rent relief scheme to give operators more breathing space to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 lockdown.
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OnlineMMC Podcast Series ep 7: Urban Splash and Sekisui House share a bold vision for quality and design
One year on from Urban Splash’s deal with Sekisui House and Homes England to create House by Urban Splash, its managing director Simon Gawthorpe says the business is making great progress with major developments underway right across the country.
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OnlineEi Group waives rent for 350 tenants after pressure from MPs
Britain’s biggest pub landlord has agreed to waive three months’ worth of rent for 350 tenants, according to The Daily Telegraph.
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InsightA new norm for offices
Before we went into lockdown, I’d just finished reading Rebel Ideas by Matthew Syed. The key takeaway of this fascinating book is the importance of diversity and team-working and how we often achieve the best solutions when we collaborate and ‘recombine’ ideas as part of a diverse and dynamic team. ...
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NewsMilligan teams up with resi specialist Lidgate
The former head of L G’s housing arm James Lidgate is to advise on the role of resi in mixed-use schemes.
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InsightLetter from New York
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a region-by-region, four-stage plan to reopen the state’s frozen economy, starting with industrial and manufacturing work on 15 May. Three upstate regions have the green light on that date.
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ProfessionalLockdown provides an opportunity to learn what your workers want
Leadership had begun to understand that dialling up employee experience was just as effective as bringing down costs. Concepts such as employee productivity, experience and wellbeing had crept into its purview.
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InsightDavid and the industrial Goliath
As SEGRO turns 100, chief executive David Sleath talks to Property Week about how it became an industrial powerhouse, the challenges Covid-19 poses and what the business plans to do next.
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InsightLockdown lessons for the climate
Property Week’s Climate Crisis Challenge Zoom debate asks what the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown will be.
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NewsAt a climate crossroads
What might have been. In January, 2020 was shaping up to be a transformative year for the climate agenda. Inspired by cataclysmic floods and fires, the Extinction Rebellion and the stirring rhetoric of Greta Thunberg, the industry finally seemed to have woken up to the gravity of the situation and ...
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NewsSavile Row tailors call for rent cuts from landlords
Tailors on London’s Savile Row have joined the growing number of high street businesses calling for rent cuts from their landlords, as the Covid-19-driven downturn takes its toll on West End traders.
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ProfessionalBusinesses need to prepare for a return to the workplace
Two experts in occupational and mental health share their views on how to get ready for the end of lockdown.
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InsightA built-in problem
When it comes to slashing property’s carbon footprint, it’s easy to develop new builds that fit the bill. As Property Week reports, the real challenge is embodied carbon in existing buildings.
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NewsDemand for secondary offices set to fall, new Landsec boss warns
The chief executive of one of the UK’s largest property companies has warned that demand for secondary office stock will plummet as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsPrevention is better
HB Reavis uses tech platform to halt the spread of coronavirus in its Slovakia HQ.
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OnlineCrisis brings out the best in people
The Covid-19 pandemic and the need for social distancing has brought about change and upheaval to everyone’s lives, but for auction houses, whose very lifeblood involves a large room filled with lots of people, adapting to a new way of doing things presents a very interesting and unique challenge.
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ProfessionalIt is vital to balance work with family life
Flexibility, routine and creativity are some of the ways to cope in lockdown.
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OnlineRobust security is essential to online auction success
The idea of moving property auctions online is not revolutionary. At Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH), we have been carrying out online auctions for more than three years and moved exclusively online with the creation of 574 in January 2019.
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OnlineThe appetite for auctions remains strong
At the start of the year the auction industry was flying high, with reports of the ‘Boris bounce’ strengthening confidence for both buyers and sellers.
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NewsSpin class: On alert
“It comes from the Italian all’erta meaning ‘to the watchtower!’ A call to be on the lookout for the enemy,” Sophie informs me during our morning Teams catch-up after I ask WTF ‘alert’ means.
