For its 26th consecutive year, MAPIC, the landmark event within the retail real estate industry, will be showcasing the new face of the retail. A rich programme of conference sessions and networking events will highlight the continuous evolution of the retail sector with views from top international players and new market experts. The event will...
Eurofund Group, the international real estate investment and development company behind numerous successful commercial real estate projects in continental Europe, is pleased to announce that Alex Coffey has joined Eurofund Group's leadership team as the new Commercial Director effective on 20th April. Coffey brings over 17 years of planning and leadership in project leasing strategy with leasing management...
Today’s budget contained some surprise announcements that property investors should take note of. Given measures introduced in 2020 to ease the impacts of the pandemic, bolstered by the popular Stamp Duty (SDLT) Holiday policy, property experts weren’t expecting too much in the way of further relief for the sector today. In fact, some spoke of a...
With the real estate sector accelerating along its path to a more sustainable future, as a development lender, we remain pragmatic, recognising that it simply will not be possible for every new building to meet the high standards demanded from a carbon standpoint. There will be a natural tension between the necessity of delivering...
As we start to see a level of normality slowly returning to the retail and leisure market, we can begin to understand the true impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Across 2020, the Local Data Company (LDC) tracked a record number of stores closing down. We recorded a net loss of 11,319 stores, mainly driven...
When Covid-19 first hit UK shores, the initial impact on the construction supply chain was severe, demanding an immediate and continuing need for adjustment. CREFCE’s Construction Sector Snap-shot Webinar, which I spoke on a couple of weeks ago (alongside Emma Anderson, Bill Sexton, and Miles Flynn) did an excellent job of unpacking the many challenges faced by...
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Paid, Earned, Shared and Owned media? Would you like to know more about what an integrated approach to marketing would mean for your project? Are you paying for marketing and want to understand how to measure success? Have a listen as Innesco MD Dan Innes gives...
The pandemic has brought with it unprecedented challenges, and the property sector has had to continually endure obstacles to persevere through the last 10 months. Through monitoring consumer movement and sentiment, CACI has observed several key trends, that have thrown the balance for pre-pandemic use of space. What we’ve seenThe safety first consumer: we are...
At the time of writing, the @Telegraph is reporting on the eviction of Extinction Rebellion protestors from a 100 ft network of tunnels underneath Euston Station. The activists, protesting against the environmental impact of the new HS2 railway network, are likely to be dealt with swiftly but the UK government’s flagship infrastructure project faces plenty of additional threats...
Once upon a time a store was the only place where you could make a sale – and the only arena in which you could measure the commercial value and impact of a brand. Today, retail has changed. The process that began before the pandemic has inevitably been accelerated over the last year. This...
