Property event news
Student Accommodation Awards 2022 winners
The much-anticipated winners of this year’s Student Accommodation Awards have been revealed.
Student Accommodation awards 2022: Hall of Fame winners
David Tymms and Mark Allen inducted into Property Week’s Student Accommodation Awards Hall of Fame.
Student Accommodation Conference: ESG must be a ‘primary consideration’ for PBSA market
ESG is “no longer the thing you stick on the last slide of a presentation”, and PBSA market investors must consider ESG requirements on new developments, according to Andrew Smith, head of student accommodation at Cushman & Wakefield.
Office providers need to be flexible or face a tough future
Delegates at Property Week’s WorkSpace event said businesses must tailor spaces to the needs of their staff.
WorkSpace: Landsec ‘committed’ to significant flexible office portfolio
Landsec has reiterated its commitment to converting a “significant percentage” of its office portfolio into flexible workspace, amid discussions of a fast-changing office market.
A rollercoaster year for the UK student housing market
At the start of 2022, the Bank of England base rate was 0.25%, inflation stood at just 5.5% and Matt Hancock was merely a former health secretary in the wilderness of the back benches.
Flex space offers a hybrid solution
Flexible workspaces have been the solution for a huge number of companies during the turbulent Covid-19 times, and this will only increase into 2023.
Property Week’s WorkSpace Conference rearranged for 21 November
Property Week’s WorkSpace Conference & Showcase will now take place on Monday 21 November to avoid planned rail and tube strikes.
A round-up of a successful RESi360
Bringing together key names from across the residential property sector, including developers, investors, architects and proptech enablers, Property Week’s flagship housing conference saw major names come together to discuss topics across real estate.
Developers are urged to act now in order to hit new biodiversity targets
Almost half the delegates at RESi360 were unaware of their responsibilities regarding biodiversity net gain.
RESi360 speakers warn of winter housing shortage and energy crisis
A lack of housing stock and rising energy costs will make “this winter very difficult for people”, speakers at the RESi360 conference have warned.
RESi360 event to go ahead as planned
After careful consideration, RESi360 will take place as planned on 20 and 21 September.
Expert Comments
Facing the ‘age of responsibility’
The strapline for this year’s RESI conference is ‘The Age of Responsibility’. It’s quite rightly weighty and sobering. One imagines those attending in person will consciously choose the family electric runabout to park at Celtic Manor and that Merlins Bar will be uncharacteristically quiet after about 11pm on 8 September.
