If you believe Jamie Hopkins, there’s a revolution under way in the property sector. It’s going to shake up the industry and radically change how real estate companies work. And, as chief executive of Workspace, he is right in the middle of it. His business lets out office space on tailored leases for small companies of between ten and twenty people in pleasantly fitted out buildings in London that the company owns. That may not sound like upheaval, but it is, at least according to Mr Hopkins. In his words to investors at the company’s annual results last November: “Our industry is going through a structural revolution. This is not just some tweaking around the edges.” He argues that the days of large companies signing
A structural revolution is underway in the property sector, according to Jamie Hopkins, CEO of serviced and flexible office operator Workspace. The company has seen a huge increase in demand for its services since it launched in Australia last year, with more than half of all new business coming from overseas - up from just over 30% two years