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i am going to see my cfo tomorrow and he has
asked me to come up with the top three issues
for property this year – can you help?
There are a huge number of issues relating to
property but the three current hot topics would be:
1. property utilisation: As mentioned from the
earlier question, this relates to delivering both
an adaptable workplace strategy, meeting
employees’ changing needs, and a flexible
property portfolio that can flex with the
business needs. The challenge is optimisation
not density.
2. data availability and accuracy: It is critical
when making informed business decisions
to have the necessary data available and
be confident in its accuracy. The key is to
identify how the data is stored (be that within
an internal database or external software
platform), make it usable and actionable, and to
ensure a robust process is in place to maintain
data accuracy. There is inherent risk if lease
events aren’t anticipated as well as savings and
opportunities that could be missed. The need
for standardisation of data (definitions aligned,
floor areas harmonised etc.) is probably as
important as data accuracy. This means that
analysis is possible with a single version of the
truth.
3. Sustainability: Identifying what the real cost
is to the business and any opportunities and
risks that may exist. This includes ensuring
energy compliance and carbon management as
discussed on pages 20 and 21. This is about to
become a bigger issue and if buildings are not
compliant then the occupier may have to invest
into the building to enable a legally compliant
letting of surplus space.
