Met officers deny offensive WhatsApp messages with murderer Wayne Couzens March 16, 2022 Two serving Met police constables and an ex-officer have denied sharing grossly offensive WhatsApp messages with Sarah Everard's murderer Wayne Couzens.
London developer Argyll pumps £27m into wooing workers with new office amenities April 13, 2022 The office is not dead, London developer Argyll has signalled with a new £27m refurbishment investment across eight buildings. The buildings, which collectively cover more than 275,000 square feet of central London, are dotted across St James’ Square, Cornhill and Mayfair. Argyll, working with architect and interior designer Damion Burrows, are splashing the offices with [...]
Workers flood back to the office after end of Plan B curbs February 14, 2022 Workers are flooding back to the office after the government scrapped Plan B curbs last month, fresh figures published today reveal. The number of Brits shifting from their bedroom and kitchen desks and heading back to their firm’s office shot up 50 per cent in the final week of January, according to office provider IWG. [...]
Gas prices hit record levels this month reveals Office for National Statistics March 10, 2022 Gas prices soared 66 per cent in the week up to 6 March 2022 to record levels at 15.5p per kilowatt hour (kWH), according to the ONS.
Horizon scandal: Post Office struggles to deliver compensation for victims January 11, 2022 The Post Office has repaid 777 of some 2,500 postmasters who applied for compensation because of a company computing scandal.
Oxford St raid: Officers seize thousands of counterfeit and dangerous items from two retailers May 4, 2022 Trading standards officers seized £58k worth of vapes and unsafe toys from two Oxford Street retailers. Westminster City Council officers seized more than 4,000 items that were thought to be counterfeit or possibly dangerous to the public. Items seized in the 26 April raid included vaping devices containing excessive levels of nicotine and which had [...]
Chief Financial Officers should step up and take a more active role in leading their businesses, new report says July 26, 2022 Company Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) should take a more active role in guiding the businesses they run through times of uncertainty, according a new report Big Four accounting firm Deloitte and cloud computing company Anaplan. The report warns that CFOs perception of themselves and their own roles fails to match the perceptions of others, as [...]
Value of serviced office providers’ portfolios drops £1.4bn after Covid April 4, 2022 Goliaths in the office space sector have taken their first hit as the value of their property portfolios has dropped. The value of the largest serviced office providers’ estates have fallen to £24.3bn from £25.7bn in the previous year, according to law firm Boodle Hatfield. Since 2017, the value of office space providers has leaped [...]
Home Office ‘lacks comprehensive plan’ for Afghan evacuees in London hotel February 5, 2022 The Home Office has “a lack of a comprehensive plan” to provide Afghanistan refugees with permanent housing, according to a British evacuee. A man and his family, who were evacuated from Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US and British troops saw the Taliban capture Kabul in August, said he feels “stuck” in his London hotel [...]
Derwent London shrugs off concerns about the commercial property market with new Cushman & Wakefield deal May 9, 2024 Derwent London has seen a rebound in the demand for office space in the capital.