All Property Week articles in 18 December 2020 – Page 9
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InsightCovid crunch is coming for offices
On Tuesday, the City of London Corporation gave permission for a 12-storey groundscraper set on the frayed eastern rim of the City. The 304,000 sq ft brise soleil-wrapped block (pictured) would look fine on sunny Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. On dull old Aldgate? Gaspingly out of place.
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ProfessionalNew habits will reshape cities
The impact of Covid on working patterns, the rapidly changing high street and a significant change in planning use class orders have all prompted architects and urban designers to think about our role in reshaping our cities.
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InsightCrisis calls for long-term thinking
The second national lockdown threw society into further disarray and the rumour mill continues to reverberate. For the built environment, opinions have never been more polarised on how the future landscape might look.
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ProfessionalHow has dynamic working changed since Covid broke out?
Last month, Barclays hosted an insightful and thought-provoking webinar in partnership with Real Estate Balance, looking at the ways in which dynamic working has evolved during a unique year for three of our real estate clients.
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NewsTier three ‘hammer blow’ for hospitality
London and South East operators ‘on a knife edge’ in pre-Christmas tier switch
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NewsJo Johnson: UK will remain attractive to EU students
The UK will remain an attractive destination for EU students despite the threat of a no-deal Brexit, according to former universities minister Jo Johnson.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Kate James, associate at TLT
Kate James, an associate at TLT, on how she got started in the property industry, the challenges she has overcome and her advice for young people. She also shares some of her cultural recommendations.
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NewsKey takeaways from Student Accommodation Conference
Despite a turbulent year for the student sector, leading names in the sector remain optimistic about 2021
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NewsOpen-ended fund redemptions slow to £284m in November
Withdrawals were fifth-highest in a month on record, but were sharply down on levels reported in October.
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NewsUK investment market was down but far from out in 2020
The full scale of the UK property investment market’s downturn has been laid bare in new research that shows a sharp drop in real estate activity since the outbreak of Covid-19.
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ProfessionalPassing judgement on the top 10 property cases of the year
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the courts still decided a number of significant legal cases throughout 2020.
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NewsSpin class: Tier 3
It was bad enough that London moved into Tier 3, but then Sophie and I got an invite we couldn’t get out of to a client’s Christmas quiz, wearing a Christmas sweater. I trawled the charity shops and got one in Scope for a fiver. Sophie’s team was called ‘Bring ...
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NewsThis week in… 2011
Then SEGRO chairman Nigel Rich was one of 20 businessmen who wrote to the Financial Times in support of PM David Cameron’s veto of a new European treaty.
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NewsShed over heels
It has been a stonking year for the UK industrial sector, so great, in fact, that some agents have been singing its praises… literally.
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InsightTime to join up the dots for flexspace
Editor: Flexible workspaces aren’t just offices, they’re hospitality hubs, too. Jonathan Goldstein’s ‘Room Service’ comment on the trials and tribulations of hotel brand loyalty opens up a debate as to what this might mean for the flexible workspace industry.
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InsightTech will be key to success for BTR
Editor: The pandemic has put BTR in the spotlight and reaffirmed the appeal of renting as a lifestyle choice. In an ever-more saturated rental market, technology will be the crucial point of difference.
