Paul Brundage
Insight‘It is time to reopen, rebuild, reconnect’
As Oxford Properties’ Paul Brundage prepares to take on a new role as deputy chair, investments, at parent company OMERS, he shares his thoughts on how Covid-19 will impact real estate in the long term.
InsightWhat happens next? Paul Brundage’s reforecast for 2020 and beyond
Property Week asked leading industry lights to reforecast H2 and beyond in light of Covid-19. In part one, top commercial agency and development figures share their outlooks for a post-lockdown world.
InsightIt is essential we continue to help industry grow and thrive in these uncertain times
After three years and a dozen articles, I have decided it is time to take a break from my regular column in Property Week.
InsightWe all need to embrace our friends in Asia
I am writing this on a flight from Hong Kong to Singapore, having already been to Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo in the past seven days.
InsightOxford Properties’ manifesto this year is ‘Built to Last’ – with the right leadership, the UK could be too
Foreign exchange: There is nothing like two weeks away at the end of a busy year to get some rest, perspective and renewed energy for the future.
InsightDiversity and inclusion must be the driving forces of the property industry
My near three-week summer holiday to Canada this year represented the longest period I have been out of the UK since moving here in 2008 - and I must admit I did not miss reading and talking about Brexit every minute of every day.
InsightMeasure twice – you only get to cut once
In my column in March, I described how I was encouraged by the industry’s dialogue with government and observed that, despite most people’s views that Brexit was bad for the UK, it appeared we were looking to the future and trying to make the best of a challenging situation.
InsightAt long last, the government is listening on Brexit
While the weather at this year’s Mipim conference in the south of France was lovely, particularly when compared with the cold and rain of a year ago, this year there appeared to be a heightened level of focus and seriousness.
InsightLet's work with government on Brexit
I have just returned from an around-the-world business trip, with stops in cities in Asia, Australia, Canada and Europe.
InsightCalm, patient, balanced and thoughtful leadership is needed following EU vote
I never could have imagined, following the great celebration of the opening of the new OMERS office at The Leadenhall Building that I wrote about in April, that my next Property Week column would be written shortly after the vote to leave the EU.
InsightForeign exchange: opening the new OMERS office at the Cheesegrater
Last night, we welcomed more than 200 of our industry friends from real estate, infrastructure, private equity and public markets to celebrate the opening of the new OMERS office at the Leadenhall Building in the heart of the City.
InsightThings are not supposed to be easy
This year has been marked by a number of wins where I felt a lot of the heavy lifting of the past several years was paying off, only to wake up, in some cases the next day, to find I was facing some of the greatest challenges of my career.
NewsLessons from Canada’s devolution experience
Earlier this summer, I had the opportunity to participate in the British Property Federation (BPF) Regional Forums in Bristol and Newcastle.
InsightHow to navigate the grey areas in real estate
I had breakfast last week with a well-known real estate industry leader who I met in the middle of the crisis, but have not seen for more than five years.
InsightWhy you never invest abroad without a developed strategy
Reading recent industry journals and daily business press shows we are all very focused on how to make sense out of the current state of the world and the implications for real estate.
InsightThis is a good time to be a farmer…
It’s hard to believe there are only six weeks left before the Christmas break and the posting of year-end results for our respective organisations.
InsightDivided we fall, united we stand: facing issues that affect the industry
As the school holidays begin and many of us approach our summer breaks — well deserved for all — I wanted to highlight a number of forthcoming challenges that, if left to their own accord, could very well change the landscape of not only our British property industry, but that ...
InsightPlay generation game to stay one step ahead
For my inaugural column, where I get a chance to go on the record with a topic of my choice for once, I thought I would share some of the discussion that occurred at the Property Week 2014 predictions dinner that didn’t make it into the official summation of the ...
