Insights

It was our 20th birthday on 1st October! So whilst we popped some real-life Champagne corks, we took a moment to celebrate all the great things about Cobalt. It was a chance to reflect on what has made us the successful recruitment firm we are today.

We ask in this piece, is acquiring a RICS membership worth it for building surveyors and those across the built environment.

​As part of our strategy to strengthen Cobalt's position as the leading global provider of professional recruitment services to the real estate and construction sectors, Cobalt is delighted to announce the opening of our first US office in New York.

The position of a property determines its value more than any other asset, and the most valuable position of them all, is the city. Here’s our lowdown of the top 10 and their average property prices.

The move from property management to asset management is often seen as a natural one and something many professionals are looking to action. See our 7 key traits for an Asset Manager to have.

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.

Sustainability is now an architectural requirement as much as aesthetics or security. Here we’ve selected five of the world’s most impressive buildings using clean energy on a massive scale.

The modern workplace has undergone dramatic changes are we’re now in an era where the workplace has become a mix of the digital and the physical. We discuss these changes in this piece.

Over the last 100 years, architects and urban planners across the globe have offered their utopian dreams. Several urbanists have made instrumental contributions to the way people live and interact with cities, with 5 of the greatest showcased here.

Cobalt wins the International Recruitment Company of the Year award against stiff competition at recruitment industry body APSCo's Annual Excellence Awards.

Since the 2008 financial crisis, government regulators across the world have been working to reduce risks in the finance sector. Where certain regulations will help protect the stability of financial services, others may not as they’re focused on areas outside the corporate world. Let’s look at the key areas where changes could arise from this ripple effect.

For many countries, a parliament building provides the focal point for moments of celebration and remembrance. See our list of the greatest such buildings ever developed across the world.