Insights

Banking institutions have been founded all over the world since the 1400s, with some of the oldest banks and their stories of development over hundreds of years featured in this piece.

What’s in store for recruitment in Property Management Accounting? See our update for what’s to come for Service Charge Accountants, Property Accountants and more.

Big data is not merely a tool for efficiency, it is a transformative force reshaping every area of the built environment we work across, from land, development and planning, to the management of buildings and property finances. See how in this piece.

The UK government has introduced a new Flexible Working Bill aimed at empowering employees with greater flexibility and autonomy in managing their work-life balance. See how the Bill has changed workers' rights, and the opportunities that this change presents for organisations to recruit and retain the best talent.

​We want to alert our candidates to a current scam that preys on job seekers. Primarily on WhatsApp, this scam involves individual or business accounts pretending to be one of Cobalt’s team of consultants contacting candidates with potential job opportunities or offers to extract personal information or ask for payment.

With the APC Final Assessments now in full swing, we take a look below at the key areas you can focus on to make sure you’re best prepared to succeed and become Chartered. 

From relationship-building to project management, see the range of strengths and core skills facilities managers must have to be successful in their careers below.

​“Please find us someone commercially aware” – a commonly heard phrase in our office, but what does it actually mean? Below is the culmination of research I’ve conducted through interviews with clients in the town planning and residential development sectors.

Seeing an impressive increase in the number of planning opportunities across the private sector over the last 12 months, here are the 5 key factors behind people succeeding at interview stage to land landing their ideal Planning role.

With bonus season in real estate generally coming at the end of March, is your organisation ready for what happens next? Our near quarter of a century as a specialist consultancy to the real estate sector has taught us that this is one of the busiest periods for employee resignations and moves in the space, with between 20-40% more jobs typically available in the sector during April and May.