Simon Creasey
Simon leads on the features desk co-ordinating and writing the Insight section. He rejoined the magazine in 2014 having previously worked for Property Week from 2000 to 2004.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 020 8253 8747
- Email:
- simon.creasey@propertyweek.com
InsightPower of Proptech 2020: lockdown fuels take-up of tech
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.
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Yardi digital think tank: adapting BTR to a post-Covid-19 world
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 ...
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Flexible office space done the Spacemade way
As companies pursue flexible leasing options in response to the pandemic, service provider Spacemade is capitalising by creating bespoke brands for landlords. Property Week meets its co-founders to find out more.
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York is set to see the return of new office space
A raft of schemes is set to address the shortage of office space in the city.
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A built-in problem
When it comes to slashing property’s carbon footprint, it’s easy to develop new builds that fit the bill. As Property Week reports, the real challenge is embodied carbon in existing buildings.
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Virtually foolproof?
Office agents have turned to virtual viewings during the lockdown. Is it a passing fad, or will physical viewings soon be a thing of the past?
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‘It’s a change in mentality’
St Modwen managing director Rupert Joseland talks to Property Week about the developer’s specialist I&L arm
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Working FLEXI time
SEGRO director Alan Holland outlines the strategy for the company’s new flexible space brand.
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On top of sustainability
The industrial and logistics sector may not shout about its environmental achievements but that doesn’t mean it is a laggard.
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A rapid road to recovery
As China returns to work after the Covid-19 lockdown, Property Week finds out what the ‘new normal’ looks like in the pandemic’s ground zero and what it might look like here.
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Yardi digital think tank: how will Covid-19 impact offices?
Yardi brought together a panel of experts to discuss how the current coronavirus pandemic and lockdown measures will affect the flexible workspace sector, how office landlords and tenants will respond to remote working trends, how design and occupier requirements could change and the role of technology.
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Lessons from a retail veteran
KLM Retail co-founder Ian Kitchen is surprisingly upbeat about retail’s future.
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Interview with the duo behind Plus X
Having established proof of concept, the duo behind incubator hub Plus X plan to roll it out across other U+I sites and beyond.
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Huge office take-up in Leeds raises concerns over supply
Grade-A office space in the city is disappearing fast
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Caddick is leading the way in ‘beds and sheds’ in Yorkshire
Acquisition at GDV Moor Park 25 in Mirfield forms part of a wider strategy.
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Air quality moves up the list of office tenant requirements
Workplace certification for monitoring air quality gains traction.
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Founders of Kontor map out its future
James Townsend and Luke Appleby talk to Simon Creasey about their global expansion plans and the challenges of being a start-up consultancy in the US.
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Turning the Big Apple green: interview with John Mandyck
John Mandyck, chief executive of New York’s Urban Green Council, is working on a revolutionary real estate carbon trading system that could help New York and other cities slash emissions.
