Insights

If we could pick one skill-set essential in modern Surveying, would it surprise you to hear financial modelling skills at the top of our list? Traditionally, we’ve seen modelling needed within analytical disciplines, and then within broader real estate professions, we typically saw it within roles explicitly connected to the appraisal of transactions.

This guide provides the salaries and sentiments of those working across real estate finance in corporate finance, interim finance and property management accounting roles.

At this year’s UKREiiF, we saw a focus on the development of three key areas: housing, alternative assets, and ESG as a trait running through all areas of the built environment. Find out what this means for recruitment in these spaces.

​In recent years, there has been a noticeable transformation in real estate financial advisory services. Find out more about boutique real estate financial advisory firms and how different they could be for your career here.

​UKREiiF this year underscored the transformative potential of renewable energy, highlighting its importance for the planet and the professional opportunities available within it in the real estate sector. See insight from the event from renewables recruitment specialists, Comanos.

Today is Earth Day, an opportunity to consider the environment, the impact we have on it, and the steps we can take to reduce or repair this impact. See how Cobalt Recruitment is taking a stand.

Currently, only 3% of new housing being built in the UK is designed for Later Living - see our insight from the Later Living Conference on how this is a huge opportunity for planners and developers.

In what has traditionally been a male-dominated sector, the tide is beginning to change for women in facilities management. See inspiration and insights from women in FM roles and their allies here.

Comanos, a leading provider of specialised permanent and interim recruitment solutions in the renewable energy sector, has officially launched its services in the United Kingdom.

​The fight for talent within Real Estate Tech & IT roles is real. With budgets across Real Estate organisations in general restricted, and the need for highly skilled candidates in Real Estate Tech & IT still continuing to grow, how can you still hire and retain the best available talent in a sub-sector that has seen salaries rise by an average of 15% across its roles over the past 2 years alone, without continuing to increase these salaries?

The past two years have seen huge change in the skills needed within the real estate space for both graduates looking to get into the sector, and for those with experience and in senior positions across both surveying and analytics-focused roles, as it responds to great changes in demand from both investors and occupants.

Building upon our previous research into diversity in the Real Estate and Construction markets, this full-length 2023 edition features insight into the age, caring status, disability status, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, religion, sexual orientation and socio-economic background of those who make up the sectors we recruit into.