The Occupier World is Changing

The Global COVID-19 Pandemic is expected to act as a catalyst for transformational change upending business models everywhere. Whilst limited supply and predictable demand have helped protect the Property Industry from widespread disruption, a fundamental reorientation of the value chain may be on the horizon as the Industry reforms around the ultimate customers of commercial space, i.e. Corporate Occupiers (who are challenged with demands to support increasingly fluid business models whilst also improving operational efficiency) and their employees (who after working by themselves during the pandemic are now pondering whether their alternative workplace destination is worth the journey).

This series of thought leadership article explores some of the challenges and opportunities which are likely to arise as corporate occupiers prepare for what the World Economic Forum has defined as ‘The Great Reset’ ahead (move to an all-digital, work-from-anywhere world).