What is the Future of Real Estate
The UK India Business Council is delighted to invite you to our first webinar of the new year discussing what the future of real estate will look like in 2021 and beyond.
When: Tuesday, 12 January 2021
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 (GMT) / 15:30 – 16:30 (IST)
Register here
As we are all aware, the pandemic has created a shift in – or simply accelerated – working and living patterns, meaning a lot of businesses are re-assessing their property estates. So, what will the future hold for the property sector as we move in a much faster way to hybrid solutions, people working from home more, online retail acceleration, and a drive for larger living spaces to accommodate work from home situations? With our panel of experts, we will look at such factors from a legal, development, and real estate point of view and look at how COVID19 has changed the way we work, shop, and live forever.
Joining us to share their expert insights will be Bruce Dear, Head of the London Real Estate Group at Eversheds Sutherland, Rob Groves, Regional Director at Argent (Property Services) Developments LLP, and Anurag Mathur, CEO for Savills India. In this interactive session, as well as answering your questions, our industry experts will discuss:
- What the new normal for office spaces will be like, and how our use of physical offices will evolve
- How these changes will impact lease agreements
- If a downturn in office occupancy would have an effect on pensions that are linked to property spaces
- Whether future tenancy agreements will have built-in clauses in case tenants are unable to access or use their offices
We would be delighted to have you join us on this webinar. To secure your place, please use the links provided.
Our Experts
Bruce Dear, Eversheds Sutherland
Bruce is Head of our London Real Estate group. He has advised on some of the UK’s biggest property deals and specialises in complex commercial structuring for property acquisitions, disposals and development, together with leasing and the full range of strategic asset management.
He is listed as a leading City lawyer in Chambers and Legal 500. Legal 500 say Bruce is “exceptional”. Chambers say: “Bruce attracts a plethora of accolades from across the market”, has “exceptional knowledge of the property markets” and is “technically excellent…commercially astute, affable and always looking for innovative ways of getting things done”.
Bruce was voted the Legal 500 Real Estate Individual of the Year 2019, an award based on a comprehensive and independent survey of the industry and is listed in the Legal 500 Real Estate Hall of Fame, a top-flight category of lawyers based on receiving over a decade of excellent client and market feedback.
Rob Groves, Argent (Property Services) Development LLP
Rob Groves, is the Regional Director of Argent and has over 30 years of planning, design, construction and commercial experience. His development experience includes mixed use, residential, commercial, industrial schemes as well as major public sector infrastructure.
He is head of Argents’ Birmingham office and is leading the Paradise project in Birmingham, which is a joint venture with Birmingham City Council for a new commercial led mixed use development of 2 million sq./ft. in the City centre, which is one of the biggest city centre projects in the regions. The project was one of the first in England to secure Enterprise Zone funding, delivering major site wide infrastructure changes to the city centre, the first phase of which is close to completion.
He was formally Chair of the Midlands East Anglia British Council for Offices and is still a Board member and he is currently the Deputy Chair of the West Midlands Combined Authority Town Centre Task Force.
Anurag Mathur, Savills India
Anurag is the Chief Executive Officer of Savills India business and is responsible for the establishment, expansion and operations of the Savills business in India. He is also a member of the Savills Asia Executive Board and RICS Global Management Board.
Prior to joining Savills, Anurag served as an International Director at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in India for six years, holding several key positions including the CEO of Project & Development Services, Chairman of India Corporate Solutions and the Head of JLL Private Equity Fund.
Prior to that, Anurag served with Cushman & Wakefield India for 14 years and was the founding member of the company in India, responsible for setting up and leading the Asset Services business as well as new geographies across the country. He held various key positions in the company during this tenure and worked from its Delhi NCR as well as Bangalore offices. He was the Managing Director and Country Head of the company for the last four years of his tenure.
Prior to his tenure at C&W Anurag worked with Jyoti Rath Associates, a leading architectural firm in New Delhi, where he underwent his professional training and subsequently worked for four years as a senior Architect, managing several key projects for the firm including hotels, industrial units and offices. Anurag’s clients have included some of the most prestigious names in the industry.
