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  Propertyshe Perspectives: The future of hybrid working, Common to bring their co-living concept to the UK, PERE Global Summit tech panel, immersive Monopoly, IPSX finally launches

  2021-05-14T13:26:00+01:00By Susan Freeman

  Boris Johnson has signalled that the current work from home guidance for England is to be lifted next month, if Covid-19 cases continue to drop, raising the prospect of an imminent return to pre-pandemic workplaces.

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  Land scarcity sparks costs surge

  2021-05-13T00:00:00+01:00By Alastair Stewart

  Things couldn’t get rosier for the housebuilders, it would seem. Sales volumes and prices are up, irrespective of dwindling government support.

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  Driving change in the logistics world

  2021-05-13T00:00:00+01:00By Andy Gulliford

  Easing quietly out of DHL’s base in Purfleet since late last year, the Volvo FL Electric 4x2 rigid vehicle has the capacity to run for 120 miles and can carry a maximum of 12 pallets and a weight of up to six tonnes. It is also the first fully electric ...

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  Lending has a role to play in sustainability

  2021-05-13T00:00:00+01:00

  The UK’s sixth Carbon Budget has enshrined a new target in law to slash emissions by 78% by 2035. This is the world’s most ambitious climate change target and will see emissions return to their 1990s levels.

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  Why we must support the end of moratoriums

  2021-05-13T00:00:00+01:00By Melanie Leech

  When the history of Covid-19 comes to be written, how people behaved will be remembered.

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  Net zero needs concrete thinking

  2021-05-13T00:00:00+01:00By John Handscomb

  The results of the 2021 Property Week/UKGBC Climate Crisis Survey highlight a polarised view of the impact of Covid-19 on the climate emergency. While almost half of respondents felt the pandemic would accelerate our pivot towards decarbonisation, 34.5% felt it would slow it down.

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  How supermarkets bounced back

  2021-05-06T00:00:00+01:00By Dr Clive Black

  Who would have thought ahead of this terrible pandemic that as a result of structural adjustments to the grocery trade, UK supermarket impairments would be written back to the tune of a quarter of a billion pounds in the case of Morrisons and Tesco UK alone?

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  Prepare now for LIBOR transition

  2021-05-06T00:00:00+01:00By Rhona Macpherson

  LIBOR (London inter-bank offered rate) will be phased out by the end of this year and borrowers must act now to agree the transition process with their lenders and hedge counterparties. But what is the best approach when lenders’ and hedge counterparties’ transition processes are moving at different speeds?

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  Driving data-led sustainability

  2021-05-06T00:00:00+01:00By Dan Drogman

  Many businesses have committed to net zero and sustainability targets that could have a significant, positive impact on climate change. The world’s largest asset managers have joined a group of investors committing to hit net zero.

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  ‘Adapt and Make Better’ instead

  2021-05-06T00:00:00+01:00By Simon Douch

  The government’s loosely defined ‘Build Back Better’ mantra suggests construction of new buildings and infrastructure will be one of the engines of economic recovery, but what might this mean in practice?

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  Progress is vital to meet the new climate target

  2021-05-06T00:00:00+01:00By Julie Townsend

  The UK government recently announced that it would be aiming to reduce UK net greenhouse gas emissions by 78% by 2035 compared with 1990 levels. This new target builds on (and does not replace) the existing target to reduce UK net greenhouse gas emissions by 68% by 2030.

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  Will zoom have a role post lockdown, the challenges of valuing flex workspace, The Climate Crisis Challenge shortlisted, carbon reduction, interview with L&Q’s Fiona Fletcher-Smith

  2021-04-30T15:34:00+01:00By Susan Freeman

  Hopefully, we will continue to integrate zoom and other platforms into our events post lockdown as they have enabled some international panels that wouldn’t otherwise be possible or viable.

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