An LREF Insights Think Tank talked through the many challenges and opportunities thrown up by uncertainty in development financing over Brexit, planning and other key issues, but also that a ‘wall of investment’ is ready and waiting for London housing.
Real-time virtual collaboration – how digital technology is changing the way we design and collaborate in the built environment
Realtime simulation of projects can help optimise their designs and foster better collaboration across the industry, allowing stakeholders to test and optimise virtually before a single brick is laid.
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Chief Executive of Grainger, Helen Gordon, speaks to Susan Freeman about her career in real estate, and heading up the UK’s largest listed residential landlord.
Podcast | James Saunders, Quintain
James Saunders was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Quintain in October 2019.
James was previously Chief Operating Officer of Quintain and has been a main board director since 2017. As Chief Operating Officer, James led the place-making and estate management at Wembley Park, commercial partnerships, group marketing, IT and health and safety.
Podcast | Sadie Morgan, dRMM
Sadie Morgan is a Co-Founding Director of leading architectural practice dRMM, along with Alex de Rijke and Philip Marsh. Over a 25-year career, Sadie has played a key role in the advocacy of exemplary design and architecture, through her professional practice and advisory roles. Read more about Sadie here.
The Quarter
A quick compendium of the more important stories affecting London development over the last few months.
Podcast | Raefer Wallis
This episode of PropertyShe asks:
Is your building more relevant to your health and wellbeing right now than your Doctor?
What does this mean for how landlords should think about their responsibility, and working with the tenants and other occupiers in its buildings?
What different attitudes are being seen between Europe, America, Asia?
Market Essay. London – Getting back to business
Greg Mansell, head of UK research and insight, Cushman & Wakefield takes a look at an unprecedented time for London and its markets
At the end of March, the London property market bore no resemblance to a few months earlier, with its empty streets and closed businesses symbolic of London under lockdown.
‘The market was struggling to function even before the lockdown began’
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Future of UK Cities
Andrew Jones, EMEA Cities Programme Leader at AECOM shares his insights on the impact of the pandemic, economic crisis and digitalisation on the future of our UK cities, and his key priorities for supporting economic recovery, the green agenda, social equity and future resilience.
Read more from Andrew Jones on UK Cities here.
Back to the office
Katrina Kostic Samen is Head of Workplace Strategy & Design at KKS Savills and BCO past president. She speaks to Amy Till about the challenges facing those transitioning back into office buildings, and how COVID-19 may impact the future of the way we work long-term.