Knight Frank：2022年英国城市主题报告（EN）.docxVIP

UK CITIES THEMES FOR 2022 UK CITIES – THEMES FOR 2022 T H E M E S F O R 2 0 2 2 Clean, healthy and green Sustainability will be a principal objective for organisations in 2022, with tighter regulations and reporting meaning more measurement, more management, and a shift in real estate focus. But, what will be the impact on office markets across the UK Cities? Building a pathway for growth The attributes of location and place can be hugely contributory in supporting the growth of an innovation ecosystem, an essential component for future real estate development. What are the foundations that enable innovation and how advanced are the UK cities along this path? Growth in the fast lane Cultivating business communities and harnessing the ambitions of fast growth organisations creates the potential for amplified growth and supports resilience against disruption. Knowledge intensive organisations will lead real estate requirements over the next decade, but which sectors will be at the forefront of growth? Infrastructure – The arteries of growth The interaction between people and technology are critically important to organisations in the realisation of ambitions. Which cities best demonstrate the principal components of this relationship? Offices – A new sense of purpose Most agree that the ‘death of the office’ has been greatly exaggerated, but a return to pre-pandemic working practices is also dispelled in equal measure. What is the future of the office? Public sector push Amid the plans for levelling up regions of the UK is the relocation of the civil service estate. The pledge is to move 22,000 civil service jobs out of London and the South East by the end of the decade, but what will be the impact of this shift on regional office markets? 2 UK CITIES – THEMES FOR 2022 3 F O R E W O R D The pandemic of course, is far from over, but seismic shifts in climate and social responsibility, business models and technology, are just a few maj