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  Propertyshe perspectives: The old high street model is dead, localism on steroids needed, Dagwood is the place to be for film makers, and don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater

  2020-07-10T11:53:00+01:00By Susan Freeman

  With the latest grim news of retail closures from high street stalwarts such as John Lewis and Boots putting thousands of jobs at risk, the pressure on retail continues to grow.

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  Immersive theatre company Histrionic takes performance into new spaces

  2020-07-10T00:00:00+01:00By Andrew Saunders

  Adam McKenzie Wylie, CEO of immersive theatre start-up Histrionic Productions, talks to Andrew Saunders about its first show, finding suitable venues and the challenge posed by social distancing

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  How Tony Pidgley built London

  2020-07-09T00:00:00+01:00By Alastair Stewart

  Berkeley Group founder Tony Pidgley was, along with Sir Lawrie Barratt, one of the two giants of modern housebuilding – an industry they both, in differing ways, were largely responsible for fashioning.

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  Space as a service comes of age

  2020-07-09T00:00:00+01:00By Steve Jude

  In the past few weeks, the speed of change has been breathtaking. Ideas that were once regarded as outlandish have become mainstream very quickly.

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  Shared ownership is fit for heroes

  2020-07-09T00:00:00+01:00By Geeta Nanda

  Not a day goes by without new data or a survey from the housing industry being released. I’m sure we are all eagerly flicking through these articles to see what the future might hold. Frankly, the uncertainty is exhausting.

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  SME shed take-up is a positive sign

  2020-07-09T00:00:00+01:00By Julian Carey

  A bit less ‘just-in-time’ and a bit more ‘just in case’: it’s one of my favourite adages from the business car crash of recent months.

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  Turnover-based rents model is the future

  2020-07-09T00:00:00+01:00By Sue Shepherd

  Turnover-based rents in the retail and leisure sector are not new. But judging by media coverage in recent weeks, suddenly they seem to be everyone’s favourite route forward for the post-coronavirus world.

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  Letter from New York

  2020-07-09T00:00:00+01:00By Steve Cuozzo

  An eerie, Twilight Zone-like atmosphere descended on sweltering New York City this week. Over a muted July 4th Independence Day weekend, the Big Apple was torn between celebration and unease.

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  Propertyshe perspectives: As theatres struggle to survive we must support our culture, Mishcon and HM Land Registry distributed ledger prototype enables digital transfer of property

  2020-07-03T14:23:00+01:00By Susan Freeman

  This week our restaurants, bars, pubs and hair salons come back to life, but there is no date as yet for theatres to be able to open for live performances.

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  BTR looks to a healthier future

  2020-07-02T00:00:00+01:00By Johnny Caddick

  Lockdown is easing and parts of the nation are emerging from weeks of isolation. We’re not out of the woods yet, but a vision of normal life is visible on the horizon.

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  A long road to recovery

  2020-07-02T00:00:00+01:00By Steve Norris

  The tectonic plates are moving – and not before time.

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  Time to woo overseas shoppers

  2020-07-02T00:00:00+01:00By Paul Barnes

  For a specific part of the economy, the Covid-19 impact started earlier and will end far later than most others. This will have a direct impact on property owners and their tenants across the UK.

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