Offices look to a post-covid future
2020-12-18T00:00:00+00:00
With the deployment of a vaccine sparking hope for a revival of the office sector, British Land and Property Week assembled a panel of top industry figures for a virtual debate about prospects for the sector in 2021, the chances of a widespread return to work and how workplaces can ...
Tech reshapes student living
2020-12-17T00:00:00+00:00
Last month, Property Week and Yardi hosted a digital think tank to discuss how big a role technology can play in the student accommodation market and the trends that have been accelerated during the pandemic.
VR and AR tech is a real game changer
2020-12-11T00:00:00+00:00
Last month, Property Week and Freeths assembled an expert panel for a digital think tank on augmented reality (AR) versus virtual reality (VR), and how the property industry can harness these technologies.
Industrial & Logistics sector looks set to buck the economic downturn
2020-12-04T00:00:00+00:00
The responses to Property Week, Savills and Tritax Symmetry’s fourth annual market census, in association with Analytiqa, suggest the industrial and logistics sector is in good health and has a positive future outlook.
Councils step up on regeneration
2020-12-04T00:00:00+00:00
Shoosmiths and Property Week assembled a panel of experts from across the industry to discuss the growing role local authorities are playing in fostering regeneration in partnership with private-sector partners, and how this relationship can help deliver sustainable and vibrant town centres for the local population.
Appeal of the PBSA sector holds up
2020-12-01T00:00:00+00:00
Property Week and Student Roost brought together a panel of industry experts to discuss the challenges facing the purpose-built student accommodation sector and the opportunities that have opened up this year.
ESG values begin in the boardroom
2020-11-13T00:00:00+00:00By Liz Hamson
Property Week editor Liz Hamson joins Mishcon de Reya’s Alexander Rhodes to discuss how companies are addressing ESG risks, the changing agenda in boardrooms, the importance of a granular approach and B Corps.
UKGBC drives the climate agenda
2020-11-06T00:00:00+00:00By Liz Hamson
Property Week editor Liz Hamson and UKGBC chief executive Julie Hirigoyen discuss the drive to get real estate firms to commit to a net-zero-carbon target and why 2021 will be a crunch year for the climate agenda.
Q&A: Richard Jackson on the living sectors
2020-11-05T00:00:00+00:00
The co-founder and managing director of Apache Capital Partners talks about its JV with Moda, multifamily housing, institutional investor appetite, the challenges of the pandemic and what the future holds.
Covid-19 has redrawn the landscape for later living
2020-10-30T00:00:00+00:00
Property Week and Dentons assembled a panel of leading figures from all sides of the sector to debate how Covid-19 has affected the development of retirement living in the UK and its prospects for post-pandemic growth.
Cities are key to a green recovery
2020-10-30T00:00:00+00:00
Property Week editor Liz Hamson talks to Savills’ director of world research Sophie Chick about how cities can be more sustainable in a post-Covid-19 world.
Working towards net-zero-carbon
2020-10-30T00:00:00+00:00
Property Week editor Liz Hamson joins Argent senior partner and Argent Related chairman David Partridge to discuss the company’s Brent Cross Town scheme and the impact of the pandemic on the climate agenda.
Future-proofing assets post-covid 19
2020-10-23T00:00:00+01:00
Earlier this month, Property Week and Yardi hosted a digital think tank to discuss the challenges that are facing asset managers and how they can best future-proof their assets in a post-Covid-19 world.
Q&A: Johnny Caddick on the future of BTR
2020-10-23T00:00:00+01:00
Moda Living’s chief executive talks about how the business has weathered Covid-19, the outlook for the BTR sector, the progress of its pipeline of new homes, its ESG strategy and what the future holds.
Make sure your views are heard in 2020’s logistics census
2020-09-15T00:00:00+01:00
For almost a decade now, the UK logistics sector has been undergoing a fundamental, structural change which has only been amplified by the current pandemic situation.
Freeths think tank: will tech change the way we work?
2020-09-04T00:00:00+01:00By Simon Creasey
Earlier this summer, Property Week in association with Freeths hosted a virtual roundtable to discuss the findings of the fourth annual Power of Proptech survey and look at the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the digital transformation of the property industry.
Shoosmiths think tank: a new future for industrial leases
2020-08-07T00:00:00+01:00By Mitchell Labiak
The coronavirus lockdown has caused a spike in demand for temporary warehouse space, accelerating a trend towards shorter industrial leases Shoosmiths and Property Week brought together a panel of industry experts to debate whether more flexible leases will prove to be a short-term trend or a long-term solution.
Smith & Williamson think tank: the changing role of strategic land
2020-07-31T00:00:00+01:00By Adam Branson
Property Week, in association with Smith & Williamson, brought together a panel of experts to discuss the role of strategic land in the wider development industry. They talked about the impact of lockdown and the changes they expect to see post-Covid-19, the importance of physical environment to wellbeing and mental ...
Yardi digital think tank: adapting BTR to a post-Covid-19 world
2020-06-26T00:00:00+01:00By Simon Creasey
Yardi and Property Week recently invited experts from across the build-to-rent sector to take part in a digital debate on the key issues facing the market in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The consensus was that despite the challenges posed by the outbreak, there is also an opportunity for ...
Power of Proptech 2020: lockdown fuels take-up of tech
2020-06-26T00:00:00+01:00By Simon Creasey
Property Week’s fourth annual Power of Proptech survey, supported by Freeths and carried out during lockdown, shows the impact of Covid-19 on the property industry with technology such as video conferencing and digital meeting tools expected to have a lasting role to play post-pandemic.
Time to reimagine the high street
2020-06-12T00:00:00+01:00
Property Week recently hosted its first ’In Conversation with Dentons’ exploring the reimagining of the high street, which has been on its knees even before the Covid-19 pandemic. On the flip side, online retail has enjoyed a purple patch – the only factor constraining its exponential growth has been the ...
Strategic Land: Insight Guide June 2020
2020-06-05T00:00:00+01:00
Collaboration on strategic site promotion – Welbeck Land’s Martyn Bowes on working with LPAs – Is MMC the future for faster housing delivery?
The Power of Proptech 2020: get your views heard
2020-05-08T00:00:00+01:00By Richard Hook
As much of the property sector’s workforce sits at home trying to virtually recreate their work environment, the importance of technology and proptech has been brought into sharp focus. It is against this backdrop that we have launched the 2020 edition of our Power of Proptech industry-wide survey.