Liam Ronan-Chlond  First Base says the challenges for both public and private sectors is how to properly measure the impact development has in the community – and technology can play a pivotal role. bit.ly/3mFjF82

£14.95 to watch a game on pay per view is disgraceful. £5, ok, but £14.95? It's disgusting. At a time when PL clubs spent £1.2bn on players. When they'll give agents £200m. When so many families are struggling. The creed of greed is in Premier League DNA but this truly stinks.

Today marks 5 years since the opening of The Leadenhall Building AKA #TheCheesegrater 🎉 From the project archives: A diagrammatic sequence illustrating the evolution of the Leadenhall Building’s design by Graham Stirk #RSHP #conceptdrawing #theleadenhallbuilding

Pleased to confirm that we will progress a £190m #mixeduse district in #Miltonkeynes In partnership with Patron Capital MK Gateway will provide workspace alongside new homes, delivering over 1,500 jobs and in excess of £100m in social value over 20 yrs #hubandspoke #socialvalue

Not all gloom in retail as investors still spend £2bn this year on high yields and redevelopment opportunities, says Knight Frank reactnews.com/article/retail…

How can shopping centres recover from the pandemic? Interesting take here from @KFRetail on some of the challenges of repurposing centres ft.com/content/0bac37… via Financial Times

In a joint letter with @JTwestend @newwestend, our Exec Dir. Charles Begley has written to the Chancellor urging support for Crossrail ahead of tomorrow’s Spending Review. Read more from @EveningStandard here > standard.co.uk/business/cross…

Investment in malls and retail warehousing will increase again this year according to Knight Frank exclusive analysis costar.com/article/195734…

We spoke to @reactproperty with our investor partners Patron Capital about our emerging proposals for @saxoncourtmk in #MiltonKeynes reactnews.com/article/qa-fir…

'Developers rarely take a long-term view to nurturing local artists and supporting organisations.' First Base's Olaide Obah discusses if the development sector should be playing a more active role in support of arts and culture 👉nla.london/news/developme… #NLACulture

we're running out of warehouse space in the UK as more people shop online during the pandemic. chatting to Peter White about this shortly on #youandyours BBC Radio 4 we'll hear from David Sleath and Claire Williams from Knight Frank

Central London faces a "potentially devastating and existential threat" from the impacts of the pandemic, say landlords who are calling for more support for businesses standard.co.uk/business/prope…

.HOKLondon's #Design Principal, David Weatherhead, shares his thoughts with NLA on the light #industrial revival, the urgent need to focus on our #creative industry, & what we can do to inspire & cater for our next generation of makers: bit.ly/3v3GshZ. #HOKLondon

The UK's "Build Back Better" plan must include heritage buildings that give the UK its character and are ripe for adaptive reuse and renovation argues HOKLondon's Simon Douch in an op-ed for Property Week ow.ly/UrzY50EGCNL

We are continuing to celebrate the #CheesegraterOnFilm. Let us know if you can spot the building and our famous scenic lifts in the trailer for Channel Fives' Super Skyscrapers 👀bit.ly/3eYieyt

In support of #Pride2021, we've commissioned this fabulous installation to be displayed at the building throughout the month of June. We are always Proud to be #LGBTQ Allies 🌈 #YouMeUsWe

That is really, deeply, desperately unfair on Bukayo Saka. Massive credit for stepping up. But a player of that age, taking a penalty with all that riding on it? Come on.

⏰Only 7 days to go until #CRMPLondon, which will see the biggest names in #UKRetail back together to do business once more! See you there! @crmarketplace Revo #Retail #UKRetail #RealEstate #Event

Good to hear Rishi Sunak HM Treasury answer our call for green plant and machinery to be excluded from #businessrate valuations to support the #NetZero agenda. #budget2021

Andy Gulliford, our COO, has been speaking to BBC Radio 4 📻 #YouandYours about industrial warehouses, including the increased interest from the creative industries but also our innovative land use - new multilevel development projects. Listen👂from 21:43: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…