Worth the commute: 9 out of 10 want hybrid working paired with an improved office June 14, 2021 Nine out of ten UK workers want the option to work remotely once offices reopen, while the same proportion desire a better office set-up when they do go in, new research today suggests. Data from OpenSensors, a workplace technology company, shows that a similar proportion of workers (90.5 per cent) are being offered the option [...]
Arcadis to open new City of London office next week in boost for Square Mile June 10, 2021 Design & consultancy firm Arcadis has announced the opening of its new office in the City of London next week. From 14 June, the business will operate from 80 Fenchurch Street, with over 40,000 sq ft of new office space across two floors. “The continued strength of the City office market demonstrates the importance of [...]
Businesses struggle to develop staff remotely June 9, 2021 Over a third of businesses have struggled to train staff remotely during the global pandemic, a new survey suggests. The UK Government plans to remove restrictions so more people can return to the office from 21 June but the survey results suggest business leaders are still split over the future of working practices. Senior decision [...]
Headhunting firm nabs Battersea space in vote of confidence for the office June 1, 2021 Perrett Laver has signed a 10-year lease on space at One Embassy Gardens in Battersea, in a vote of confidence for the office. The headhunting firm will take half of the ninth floor at One Embassy Gardens, covering some 5,800 sq ft. The company is moving from offices in Westminster, and will join tenants Penguin [...]
Less than half of small businesses will ask staff to return to the office full-time May 25, 2021 Fewer than one in two of small business owners plan to advise their staff to return to the office after 21 June, when government restrictions on home working will be lifted, according to new survey results. Financial services company Hitachi Capital Business Finance polled over a thousand UK-based small business owners to find out how [...]
Where in the West End and City of London office leasing market rebounding most? May 20, 2021 Where is the West End and City of London office leasing market rebounding most?
One in four Brits would take a pay cut for a shorter working week May 19, 2021 One in four British people want four-day working weeks to become the norm – even if it means accepting a pay cut. The poll results come with just over a month until millions are allowed to return to the office from June 21. According to the survey results 70 per cent said they would happily [...]
Land Securities losses widen with work-from-home measures May 18, 2021 Commercial property firm Land Securities has seen its full-year loss widened this morning, as its London-centric office portfolio crumbled under work-from-home measures. The FTSE 100 firm has reported a loss before tax of £1.39bn for the 12 months ending 31 March, compared with a loss of £837m the year before. The pandemic pushed many companies [...]
Suits you, sir: can bespoke tailoring survive the pandemic? April 20, 2021 One of the dominant themes to emerge as we fight our way out of the Covid pandemic is what the future of the workplace might look like. Will employees still feel safe congregating together to share that quicksilver creative spark? Will businesses reduce their footprint and have teams at home two or three days a [...]
UK shared office space providers ramped up growth before pandemic April 19, 2021 The UK’s largest shared office space providers grew the value of their property portfolios before the coronavirus pandemic sparked a shift to home working. The serviced office space sector grew its overall property value to £18.9bn in the 2019/2020 financial year, up six per cent on the previous 12 months. The figures highlight the growing [...]