Things are looking up for in the UK, at least at parts as Central London’s economy is outpacing its global peers by 2030 according to recent projections in a report by Savoy Stewart.  London’s rival cities in attracting investment include New York, Paris, Berlin, and Hong Kong. Current economic forecasts indicate that the UK will […]

Wouldn’t you rather work in an office space that motivates you and sparks your imagination? As we enter spring, there’s no better time to give your office space an update, and two interior designers have given their top tips on how. After all, 97% of workers believe their workplace symbolises how valued they are as […]

Accessible design specialist Motionspot has consolidated its experience creating enabling environments for the likes of Barclays and Derwent London into a white paper to help employers make workplaces as inclusive as possible now that working from home measures have been lifted. Motionspot believes that designing more inclusive buildings and spaces reduces exclusion and fosters equity […]

Property specialist Cluttons has found that office demand will subsequently decrease in the short to medium term. However, some industries should think twice before shedding city centre office space post pandemic. With one-third of workplace activities in the UK carried out remotely without any loss of activity, there will be an increase in hybrid and home […]

New research reveals that globally, managers are still reluctant to let go of the physical office, despite clear indications that remote and hybrid working are being embraced by the vast majority of companies. UK managers, however, remain least dependent on on-site working, compared to global counterparts. Sixty three percent of UK managers have a preference […]

With a diminishing talent pool, employers need to rethink the workplace to retain staff, according to Will Kinnear, director at flexible workspace specialist Hewn. He says: “The UK’s workforce was called back to the office, to return to business as usual for the start of the school year; for some this has been a welcome […]

Contract occupancy in flexible office space has stabilised one year on from the start of lockdown, according to a new sentiment survey from Workthere. Occupancy levels levelled out at 66% in March 2021, the same level as in the flexible office specialist’s survey in October 2020. This is down from 80% level pre-Covid back in early […]

Office space provider WorkPad has seen a significant increase in demand as businesses look to return to London with more flexible office arrangements. The rapid growth of small businesses, which make up 99.9% of the business population, has seen WorkPad receive record numbers of enquiries for working spaces within its 35 buildings in prime London locations. WorkPad reports that […]

2021 will be the year of the smaller office, predicts serviced office broker FreeOfficeFinder. The company reports that more than a third of companies (35%) that enquired about office space in January and February have said they would be taking smaller offices than their previous workspaces. They follow in the footsteps of the likes of HSBC and […]

A quarter of office workers feel their wellbeing has been negatively impacted by working from home, showing the importance of access to an office for elevating employee wellbeing. That’s according to a new report from workplace design consultancy Peldon Rose, commissioned in conjunction with workplace strategy and employee engagement specialists WKspace. The research, “The Office of […]

The Venues Collection has today announced that three of its eight venues will be available to rent as flexible office space on an hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis. This move is in response to the changing shift in working habits and the predicted need for remote workers to meet regularly. The Venues Collection is […]

Whilst economic uncertainty has fuelled the growth of the flexible office sector in recent times, the ramifications of a pandemic may have created a whole new dimension to approaching the rental of an office. In addition to financial and flexibility considerations, many organisations may also now focus on other factors including hygiene and disaster recovery […]

We all know that office buildings aren’t the most inspirational places to be. You spend over a third of your life at work, where often creativity is rewarded. However, if you are based in an office filled with lots of desks and neutral colours, sometimes thinking outside the box and trying to motivate yourself isn’t easy. Office […]

With office rent prices going up and office space going down, we ask ‘Is hot-desking the best way to optimise your space’. It’s difficult, your company is doing well but you still want to streamline costs, it’s business. With many companies now choosing to hot-desk rather than have set spaces for anyone below the role […]