Employees of all ages favour working in a design-led building
When Savills asked about 1,200 office workers how they would prefer to work if given the choice, the answer from the 400 respondents classified as Generation Y was surprising given the growth of hot...
View ArticleConversations around towers won’t change in substance
The first guidance document on tall buildings produced 14 years ago by English Heritage and Cabe was launched via a press conference at the top of New Zealand House in Haymarket.
View ArticleWhat have developers ever done for us?
That was the question posed by Rowan Moore in his recent Observer article on King’s Cross.
View ArticleBigger data is leading to better customer experiences in-store
We recently contributed to the BCSC Technology Trends report, an exploration of how technology trends affect the property industry with particular focus on the retail sector and shopping centres.
View ArticleCivilised cuts from the Government Property Unit
The Government Property Unit has been quietly consolidating sites. Nick Johnstone reports.
View ArticleManish Chande rings the changes at Clearbell
The Clearbell Property Partners II fund has the capacity to invest £1bn. Senior partner Manish Chande talks to Guy Montague-Jones about how the market has changed since the fund’s precursor was...
View ArticleLeadenhall record raises the question – is this the top?
Was Nick Leslau being a bit cute when he insisted as he sold Max Property in July he was “absolutely not” calling the top of the market, and that he was simply getting out early having been “offered...
View ArticleThis is a good time to be a farmer…
It’s hard to believe there are only six weeks left before the Christmas break and the posting of year-end results for our respective organisations.
View ArticleReal estate trends have become global
The world we live in is increasingly interconnected, and, as a result, the ripple effects of major innovations and events can be felt in distant places.
View ArticleHow to make the most of changes in the property world
At 6.5%, property yields are the same today as ten years ago but long-term gilt yields are down from 4.5%, index-linked gilt yields are -0.5% against +1.5% and inflation is 1.5% against 3.5%.
View ArticleCoworking is set to transform the office market
UK demand for office space from coworking providers is projected to increase significantly over the next decade, driven by growth in self employment, micro businesses and the demand for flexible working.
View ArticleBusinesses happier with their landlords
Office occupiers are a satisfied bunch, according to new research from Irwin Mitchell.
View ArticleLeader: What flavour of devolution is right for property?
English devolution has begun, and is kicking off what could be a transformative era in the way the nation is run. Not just transformative in a political sense, but potentially for the property industry...
View ArticleFrom zero to hero? Reconstruction after 9/11
One World Trade Center officially opened for business this week, 13 years after the atrocity that destroyed the Twin Towers. Liz Hamson revisited the site and talked to some of the protagonists...
View ArticleWe may not know our retail clients as well as we think we do
For the modern retailer, globalisation has brought choice, improved opportunities and greater influence while at the same time creating highly competitive markets.
View ArticleOur logistics crystal ball: what we will debate at MAPIC
Question: what have Germany’s answer to ASOS, Zalando, quality fruit and veg specialist Charlie Mash and ‘outbound-to-rebound’ logistics group iForce got in common?
View ArticleParty leaders must stop making promises they can’t keep
The polls suggest another UKIP win in next week’s Rochester and Strood by-election.
View ArticleLenders should pay more attention to debt yields
Ask any lending banker to describe the metrics of a loan transaction and, invariably, one of the first elements to be mentioned is the loan-to-value ratio (LTV).
View ArticleBlackpool
Famed for its tower, illuminations and theme park, the retail offer of this traditional ‘kiss me quick’ seaside town is typical of many other resorts in the UK that were once incredibly popular with...
View ArticleDorchester
The historic, relatively affluent Dorset town “dominates its core catchment area with high market shares,” says Platt. “This reflects the relative lack of choice in the immediate area.”
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