Uncategorised Break clauses: why landlords are under no obligation to help August 22, 2022 by admin Property decisions are an intrinsic part of business The momentum behind hybrid working, hugely accelerated by the pandemic, continues to be felt by businesses and has a major impact on property needs. And, that’s why property decisions are an intrinsic part of business. With one eye on staff retention and the other on serving the […] Read more
Uncategorised Is England Big Enough to be Self-Sufficient? March 29, 2022 by admin Taking control of carbon offsetting With light of recent events, it is becoming increasingly evident that the UK’s government are now tied up in an attempt to make us self-sufficient. Though how we are able to achieve this for our food and energy production is still left unanswered. What is the issue with self-sufficiency? Despite […] Read more
Uncategorised A Referendum on ‘Net Zero’ February 9, 2022 by admin The UK government was the first major economy to introduce legislation to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 but this process is already having impacts on the price of products and services for individuals and businesses across the UK. Though we can question the political motivations behind the green push and the accuracy […] Read more
Uncategorised Turning property fear into business confidence December 21, 2021 by admin Free from Covid, Brexit and conflict – the New Year presents a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity for companies to turn property fear into business confidence. This year we welcomed more clients than ever before. Many of these were international companies, which are run efficiently yet without the time to focus on the long-term effects […] Read more
Uncategorised A Platform for tenant advisors to excel on their own terms October 15, 2021 by admin We are delighted to announce the launch of SBM’s International Surveyor Platform (ISP) – a new way of working for tenant surveyors. It is a management consulting approach to commercial property issues that enables tenant advisors to excel on their own terms. Using a methodology that has been tried and tested in countless situations in […] Read more
Uncategorised Head of Research completes Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge July 6, 2021 by admin Our Head of Research, Jordan Crossley took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. The Yorkshire Three Peaks’ route is 24 miles and includes 2,154m of ascent of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-Ghent. Jordan raised over £500 for the Alzheimer’s Society, which provides essential care and support to those caring for and […] Read more
Uncategorised Where’s my office? April 28, 2021 by admin Occupational costs of offices Change is one thing we have all got used to in the last 12 months. It’s been the one constant theme. The latest big blue-chip organisation to announce changes to its ways of working is HSBC. According to reports by the BBC, top managers at its Canary Wharf HQ are losing […] Read more
Uncategorised The shifting London office market February 12, 2021 by admin To state the obvious and in contrast with 2019, the London ‘office’ market of 2020 until now is subdued. The ability to act has been stifled due to the uncertainty that Covid has brought to tenants and occupiers. The rollout of the vaccination programme has brought some life back to the market but it still […] Read more
Uncategorised Fast moving times January 22, 2021 by admin Britain and America A thousand naked cyclists peddled past the Trump building in Chicago in 2018; they were clearly making a statement. My pictures are too grainy for publication but it appears they had a point and it is with a sense of relief that America is now in the hands of Joe Biden. In […] Read more
Uncategorised Getting Things Done 2021 January 7, 2021 by admin Vaccination By far the greatest opportunity for our clients is business life after Covid, now the publicly funded research through Astra Zeneca has led to a vaccine. Thankfully the vaccine is being made available to developing countries on a ‘non-profit’ basis. Through listening to our clients and from experience, we believe the economy will recover […] Read more
Uncategorised Looking Ahead and Taking Stock December 16, 2020 by admin It started so well! The year started with such a promising outlook – for the first time in years there was a degree of political certainty and there was a renewed resolve – for better or for worse – to implement the result of the 2016 referendum and move on. For the team at SBM […] Read more
