Insight and comment
Will this be the year the IPSX idea floats?
PrimeLocation was launched in 2001 after nearly 200 agents, including Savills and Knight Frank, raised £11m to fund one of those new-fangled websites.
Key steps on the road to net zero
When Joe Biden was sworn in as US president and made addressing climate change one of the central pillars of his policy, it felt like a watershed moment.
It’s time for property to transform
In my 2021 predictions, I acknowledged that in many aspects, our thinking had moved forward a decade in 10 months.
Reasons for investors to be cheerful about the UK
This year did not start as well as many had hoped, but there are still reasons for investors to be cheerful about the UK market.
Post-Covid offices are set to flourish
What is the closest forest to central London? Epping? Highgate? Petts Wood? By 2024, Central London will have its own forest on the site of the former Blackfriars Crown Court in Southwark.
Legal and professional advice
Landlords could be losing out on £624m tax relief per year
Consultancy TRS says it can help commercial clients pursue negligent accountants for claims over two years old.
Q&A: Five minutes with Chithra Marsh, associate director at Buttress Architects
Chithra Marsh, associate director at Buttress Architects and one of Women in Property’s new Inclusion Champions, on her greatest challenge, the people who inspire her and her cultural recommendations.
LGBTQ+ History Month is a time to think about change
Diversity and inclusion initiatives can help to change attitudes in the industry and improve visibility.
It's time to treat occupiers like members
Every week, a new survey is published or a statement from a chief executive hits the press related to corporate occupiers’ desire to adopt a form of hybrid working for the long term – and, as a result, the desire to occupy less space in their central office hub.
Every cloud has a digital lining
At times, life since last March has seemed to stand still. It was – and continues to be – a tricky year. But looking at the positives, the hardship of 2020 has offered a moment of pause and reflection.
Q&A: Five minutes with Gergo Petrovics, surveyor, commercial national investment at Allsop
What will business interruption judgment mean for landlords?
Industry looks to chancellor to fix the business rates system
Use tech to support employees
How easy is it for developers to insure timber-framed buildings?
Recovery roadmap primes London office investment market for busy Q2
The government’s roadmap to Covid recovery is set to have a mixed impact on London’s office markets.
Retail needs support to ‘survive to summer’
Experts welcome reopening plans but warn that government must extend support
Regional REIT to pay 1.5p dividend
Regional REIT will pay a dividend of 1.5p per share for the fourth quarter of 2020.
Stamp duty holiday to be extended to June
Pent up demand will lead to hotel bounce, says JLL
TCS confident of returning to growth despite Covid-19 impact on half-year numbers
UK residential transactions soar amid stamp duty holiday
Government reveals ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown
Diversity group launches initiative to support parents back into work
PureGym boss warns of costs from lockdown
Gap warns landlords of store closure plan
John Lewis eyes further store closures
UnitedCity campaign launches manifesto
Analysis
Q&A with Matt Flood, Landsec’s head of occupier markets
Landsec head of occupier markets Matt Flood spoke exclusively to Property Week about the findings of the recent report and what they meant for Landsec’s strategy moving forwards.
How will Knotel bankruptcy impact flexible office sector?
Industry observers say Covid-19 accelerated existing problems with US-based flex office operator’s strategy
Will others follow SEGRO’s lead in going underground?
Subterranean logistics hubs might be the answer in London but experts doubt there is scope elsewhere.
