LISTEN: Losses, departures and the cities writing the post-pandemic rulebook

On this episode of EG’s We’re Still Here podcast, host Emily Wright is once again joined by EG editor Sam McClary for a round-up of the week’s top news and analysis – and what a week it has been. Landlord British Land announced that more than £1.1bn has been wiped off the overall value of its portfolio as coronavirus disruption continues to put retailers under pressure, and then the news broke that Hammerson boss David Atkins is to step down. Tune in to hear more and to find out about a fresh EG initiative launched this week. Uninspired by government’s plans for post-pandemic offices, we have launched a competition to find out how the real estate sector could create workplace, retail or leisure experiences that enable interaction, collaboration and innovation while maintaining government guidelines. Also this week we speak to Nathan Pierce, programme director for Sharing Cities at the Greater London Authority. He reveals how technology is helping to steer the UK capital’s return to work strategy and discusses how cities including London, Milan and Lisbon are working together to create smart solutions that can be adapted to address the current issues we are all facing as a result of the pandemic.