In brief Retail landlords and tenants should use the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to work together to renegotiate tenancy agreements which meet the emerging needs of both parties. This was a key takeaway from Tuesday’s panel discussion “Retail Leasing: Contemplating the New Norm” at the TMA Australia Virtual National Conference sponsored by Baker McKenzie. The panel consisted of industry experts in the retail leasing space, including: Tony Doherty International Director, Head of Retail Australia, JLL;Christian McKelvie Head…
A diverse panel with expertise from across the real estate and restructuring industry in Asia, South America and UK discussed the impacts of COVID -19 on the global real estate market and emerging trends and opportunities in investment opportunities across the globe. In terms of macro themes, the panel examined the competing tensions of high liquidity set against unstable occupancy rates and overall market uncertainty, which is making it difficult to price assets and narrow…