Weekly Summary
The issues which emerged at the end of 2022 – labour shortages, droughts, energy resilience, need for infrastructure growth, and funding issues – all mean that we enter 2023 with more questions. Businesses need support to help navigate these unknowns and consumers (which can also be businesses) will no doubt be concerned about how many more cost increases they can endure.
As well as questions about our economic health and stability, the commercial office property is having its status quo challenged as a result of corporate cost-cutting and new ways of working.