That said, many parts of the industry will need to draw on all their reserves now that much of the UK, including London, is in tier three.
Property Week columnist Steve Norris has argued from the start that the cure is worse than the disease and so it is proving, certainly for hospitality and retail.
They will need all the support they can get to get through this, not just from government but the wider industry, which will also suffer if they don’t bounce back. At
Property Week, we will continue to try and do our bit, too. Despite facing challenges of our own this year, not least putting out a weekly magazine working from home and having to pivot our events to virtual, we introduced a raft of new content specifically to support the industry including: View from the Top; the Covid-19 Support Hub; Five Minutes With; and the brilliant Letter from New York series by columnist Steve Cuozzo.
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We take a look back at all the big stories from 2020, the year when resi and logistics proved their resilience, while retail, offices and hospitality took a massive hit from Covid-19 – Five key takeaways from Property Week’s Student Accommodation Conference, held last week – The turmoil caused by .
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Last month,
Property Week and Yardi hosted a digital think tank to discuss how big a role technology can play in the student accommodation market and the trends that have been accelerated during the pandemic.
Panel of experts
Paul Humphreys, founder and chief executive, StudentCrowd
Johnny Langton, senior director operations (UK student), Greystar (Chapter Living)
Tracy Stanton, assistant director of operations, Fresh Student Living
Simon Creasey, contributing editor (features),
Property Week (chair)
It has been an incredibly challenging period for the student accommodation sector. How tough has it been for you to keep your operations running as normal as possible?
A Canadian developer has made its UK debut by snapping up a 100-acre plot of industrial land in Avonmouth with plans to redevelop the site into an industrial scheme with a GDV of more than £200m, Property Week can reveal.
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