April 2020

Derwent London has brought some hope to property investors during the health crisis by collecting 73% of its quarterly rent.  A further 6% of tenants are now paying on a monthly basis and another 12% have agreed to payment plans, so the group has secured 91% of payments despite the huge...

At a time when so many of us are working from home, in a very different environment to the one we’re used to and often with a less-than-ideal setup, music can provide an escape from outside distractions or improve focus during dull tasks. But what type of music should we...

A Qatari investor has agreed to purchase the iconic London hotel The Ritz Hotel for a reported £750 million in a deal that has further inflamed tensions between members of the Barclay family. The sale was announced on the same day that the hotel shut its doors for the first time...

Many of us have been working from home for a few weeks now, and have probably found our favourite spot to work in. But without our usual equipment and gadgets, we have also started to feel the physical effects of makeshift workspaces and hours spent sitting at the kitchen table. Are you...

Contractor Multiplex has paused construction of 22 Bishopsgate in response to the government’s latest coronavirus guidelines. Although the government has confirmed that open-air construction is allowed to continue for the time being, in a letter sent to staff, Multiplex chief executive Callum Tuckett said that ceasing work would be the...

At the beginning of March 2020, we were just starting to see people being asked to work from home due to the coronavirus. Now, just a few weeks later, a vast proportion of the world’s workforce has found itself under strict orders to continue this new way of working for...