Chronic Scarcity of UK Workers Blamed on COVID and, of Course, Brexit August 3, 2021 By Jack Sidders, Deirdre Hipwell, Joe Mayes and Libby Cherry On the outskirts of the Scottish town of Kirkcaldy is a crop of new houses on their way to completion....
Many Workers Begin to Return to Offices Transformed by COVID Safety Innovations May 26, 2021 By Todd Gillespie and Jack Sidders Masked, desk-bound and unable to recognize their colleagues in an elevator, people are starting to return to offices in cities...
Insurer Aviva Seeks New London Headquarters to Cut Post-Pandemic Office Footprint March 5, 2021 By Jack Sidders and Benjamin Robertson Aviva Plc is searching for a new City of London headquarters as the UK insurer prepares to slash its office...
Allianz’ Real Estate Unit Bets on London with Purchase of Office Buildings for $539M December 23, 2020 By Jack Sidders Allianz SE’s real estate unit will take a majority stake in a portfolio of buildings owned by British Land Co....
AXA Real Estate Unit Confident About Its London Skyscraper, Despite Brexit Uncertainty January 31, 2019 By Jack Sidders It was a tricky time for the commercial real estate business in London. Within days, Britons would be voting on...
Lloyd’s CEO Warns Insurance Policies’ Continuity at Risk Under Brexit March 21, 2018 By Jack Sidders and Ross Larsen Lloyd’s of London Chief Executive Officer Inga Beale said insurance contracts across Europe will remain at risk unless there’s an...
Munich Re Eyes Purchase of London Property, Which Could Become UK HQ: Sources March 15, 2018 By Jack Sidders and Sharon Smyth Munich Re, the world’s largest reinsurer, is in talks to acquire a plot that has approval for one of the...
Insurance Not Only Industry Facing Disruption from Driverless Vehicles February 8, 2018 By Jack Sidders and Jess Shankleman The link between property and transport has been perhaps the most durable in human history. Since the ancients, few things...
Qatar Insurance Subsidiary Reaffirms London Commitment with New HQ March 31, 2017 By Jack Sidders A Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ unit has signed a lease for a new headquarters close to the Lloyd’s of London...