Property News · January 26, 2020

May I have a word about… why even estate agents don’t deserve to be shuttered | Jonathan Bouquet


It’s terrible news that shops are closing down all over the country, but we don’t need an ugly word for the processI have never felt the need to address the subject of estate agents. True, theirs is a despised calling, as my daughter discovered when she briefly became one and had instant pariah status bestowed on her. But reading about the lack of office space in the City, I began to share some of the revulsion.According to Mat Oakley, the head of commercial property research at Savills: “It is going to be a very tough year for office tenants. If you’ve bought into wellness and ESG [environmental, social and governance] and productivity, you obviously want the best of the best – you want accessible buildings, you want buildings that your staff can work flexibly.” I think, reading between the lines, this means that clients want the most space for the least amount of money. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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