All Covid-19 articles
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OnlineThe future of work: high-tech spaces in heritage buildings
Post-Covid, professionals are seeking a comfortable office space embodying a boutique hospitality style.
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Insight
Riding out the economic storm: In conversation with Phil Westerman at Buzzacott
With real estate encountering strong economic headwinds from inflation and rising interest rates, Property Week contributing editor (news) David Parsley sat down with Phil Westerman, partner and head of real estate at accountancy practice Buzzacott, to discuss the outlook for the industry. Their conversation covered the aftermath of Brexit and ...
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Online
Do landlords need to invest in virtual tour functionality?
During the pandemic when much of the world was working from home, we witnessed a surge in disposing agents and their respective landlords investing in virtual tour functionality. This gave landlords a solution for active occupiers during a difficult period to physically view properties
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News
No return to business as usual
London’s financial districts must seek ways to boost post-Covid occupancy rates. Matt Ross reports
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News
Levelling up’s bumpy road
Last weekend’s Jubilee pageant celebrations showcased what makes the UK a great success story. Look behind the pomp, though, and there lies another story.
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Markets
Fog lifts from key Tyne project
Big steps forward for long-planned Quayside conference and arena scheme.
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News
Q&A: Tristan director on The Oren scheme
Kristian Smyth discusses luxury scheme and ‘hotelification’ of later-living sector.
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Professional
Are PDR conversions at odds with government green aims?
Experts suggest current PDR system needs regulation to better account for sustainability and net zero.
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News
Retail parks tipped to be property’s best performers up to 2026
Retail parks will be the best-performing segment of the UK property market over the next five years, research from Colliers reveals.
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News
Workspace back in black after Covid woes
Workspace has posted £124m profit for its full year 2022, turning around an almost quarter-billion-pound loss from a year prior.
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Insight
The key property points in the Building Safety Act
The Building Safety Act 2022 contains several key points for those involved in managing and developing higher-risk mixed-use or residential properties.
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Insight
High Court judgment highlights the complexities of refusing consent
The High Court judgment handed down in Davies-Gilbert v Goacher and Chester emphasises the importance of the decision-making process when refusing consent.
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Insight
The value of single-family BTR
Fast-food restaurants, blue jeans, jazz – many things that start in America become popular on this side of the pond.
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News
Beacons of Britain over 70 years
Assembling a star list of significant or iconic British buildings is never going to be easy.
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Insight
Flexible working is here to stay
Flexible working is not a trend and it’s not a phase – it’s here to stay. The companies that have accepted this and that have excelled at creating productive flexible work environments will reap the benefits in productivity, retention and collaboration.
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Insight
Elizabeth line keeps City on track
Following the uncertainty created by the pandemic and the UK’s departure from the EU, I am delighted to kick off my term as planning and transportation chairman at the City of London Corporation with positive news for the Square Mile and the capital.
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News
Q&A: New UKAA CEO on the future of BTR
UK Apartment Association head on challenges and opportunites for BTR sector.
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Insight
Reap the benefit of experience
In the UK, we are hopefully moving into the post-Covid-19 era, and it feels like businesses across all sectors are racing to implement the lessons learned from the pandemic.
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Insight
Sixth Avenue leads New York’s revival
Manhattan’s Q1 2022 office vacancy rate stood at a record 22%. Yet, newly released data show that one major commercial corridor, under-sung Midtown Sixth Avenue, weathered the pandemic with a vacancy rate of between 12.6% (according to CBRE) and 14.6% (as per Cushman & Wakefield). How did this happen?
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Professional
More questions than answers in Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
Experts bemoan lack of clarity on new infrastructure levy and ‘naivety’ of government’s rental auction idea.
