All Covid-19 articles – Page 4
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As staff return to offices, how many are ‘quietly quitting’?
On 7 February, the Cabinet Office began collecting statistics on how many civil servants were at work in 19 key central London buildings. Almost all the departments covered have seen a steady resumption of office-based working.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Nivene Powell, head of communities at developer EcoWorld London
Nivene Powell, head of communities at developer EcoWorld London, on how she got started in property, her top TV and book picks, the historical figure she’d like to befriend and how she’d spend a million pounds.
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The debate around demolition
The challenge for humanity is to urgently and dramatically reduce global carbon emissions.
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Are alternatives still good value?
As the world plunged into chaos in the spring of 2020, investors rushed to identify the asset classes that would offer the most safety in uncertain times.
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Nutrient neutrality in the north
Following guidance from Natural England, many property developments have come to a grinding halt to maintain nutrient neutrality, which developers and local authorities (LAs) in the north are not prepared for.
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The future of hotel investment
It is easy to see why appetite for hotel investment remains.
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Landlords must give people a reason to be back in the office
Accommodating what employees value in a post-pandemic world will stand businesses in good stead.
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Accommodating what employees value in a post-pandemic world will stand businesses in good stead
Accommodating what employees value in a post-pandemic world will stand businesses in good stead
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A perfect storm for the hospitality sector
‘It’s never going to get worse than this’ was a phrase many in the hospitality sector muttered following the unprecedented economic turmoil that the Covid-19 pandemic brought to the sector.
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Expect ups and downs as tech matures
Property Week’s latest Power of Proptech survey, supported by Freeths, reveals changing attitudes as technologies adopted during the pandemic become embedded in the sector.
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Can pop-ups boost high streets?
Before the pandemic, pop-up stores were being hailed as the potential saviour of bricks-and-mortar retail. However, with the cost-of-living crisis, rising inflation and continued dominance of ecommerce, is this still the case?
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Howard de Walden back in black but ‘bleak’ outlook dampens ambitions
Howard de Walden Estates has returned to a pre-tax profit as a result of a strong post-pandemic recovery, but the difficult national economic outlook has dampened its ambitions for the year ahead.
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Post-Covid landscape shapes real estate’s next generation
New survey reveals the challenges and opportunities facing young people as they forge careers in property
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Post-pandemic office transformation – how to invest now in real estate
Ever since the start of the pandemic and the rise of the work-from-home movement, investors have pondered the future of the office asset class.
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Hygiene gripes can put workers off office return
Editor: Remit Consulting’s Return Report points to a positive trend of workers returning to the office; and since it was released, the hybrid forms of work it identifies have accelerated, with the level of employees working exclusively from home falling in the last two months from 22% to 14%.
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Professional
Could flexible working solve property’s gender pay gap?
By making flexible working the norm, employers can help to attract and retain women across the board.
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Industry slams Covid Relief Fund handling
The government’s handling of its £1.5bn Covid Relief Fund has been labelled a “disgrace” after figures revealed that less than a third of the business rates relief fund has been allocated as a September deadline looms.
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Q&A: Can BTR still rise as the economy dips?
C&W’s Lewis Smith on likely impact of economic storms on build-to-rent sector.
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Interview with LGIM’s Bill Hughes: Strange new worlds
Bill Hughes, head of real assets at Legal & General Investment Management, says patience is a virtue when exploring new territory.
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Professional
Q&A: Five minutes with Gill Kirkness, regional director at Thomas & Adamson
Gill Kirkness, regional director at construction consultant Thomas & Adamson, on how she got started in property, her film and book picks, the celebrity she’d like to meet and the superpower she wishes she had.