A drop in Polish real estate appeal makes sense at first glance, given its proximity to the Ukraine conflict. However, this heightened risk perception is misplaced. Far from being an inhibitor of future performance, proximity to Ukraine is likely to be an accelerator of it.

The growing importance of ESG factors, including the focus on the transition to net zero, demands strong technical and policy skills by managers. The need to adapt to a complex, evolving and — sometimes contradictory — range of policy-occupier and investor-driven standards has narrowed the definition of core assets, increased capital expenditure requirements and meaningfully enhanced obsolescence risks associated with inaction.

A new report on the future of the office by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and The Instant Group has found that a large majority of landlords and tenants expect to see a rise in flexible leasing terms over the next five years.

The pandemic was no more than an interruption in the ongoing rise of urbanisation, rather than a termination of the trend. While there was certainly an uptick in demand for larger homes away from cities centres — a narrative eagerly inflated by estate agents keen to stoke demand for bigger homes — subsequent data shows this was a temporary blip, rather than a trend.

It has become a truism of the age of networks that the larger the network, the more powerful it is. But there is one place where size does not create advantage: face-to-face gatherings. There are only so many people anyone can physically connect and engage with during face-to-face and even virtual events. In this case, less is always better than more.