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Only a third of UK offices saw occupancy levels above 10% on the first working day of 2022

Data from workplace technology company, Freespace, found that just 33 per cent of UK offices saw occupancy levels above 10 per cent on Tuesday 4 January 2022, as workers continue to follow the ‘work from home if you can’ directive. ...

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Office occupiers expect to transform workplace design

Nearly three quarters of global office occupiers responding to a survey expect to transform their workplace design in the next two years. This is according to global construction, consultancy and facilities management company, Mace, which has produced a report using ...

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Quarterly office take-up in London’s West End is highest it’s been in three years

Savills has recorded the highest monthly take-up of London West End office space it’s seen since December 2019, highlighting a growing momentum amongst occupiers deciding to re-activate requirements or upgrade their offices. A flurry of deals in September took monthly ...

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Strong construction demand but supply hit by perfect storm

The Construction Products Association (CPA) has revised construction output growth up for 2021 from 13.7 per cent to 14.3 per cent since its previous Forecasts, but also revised down growth for 2022 from 6.3 per cent to 4.8 per cent in ...

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HFD Offices is first to achieve new global standard for FM

The serviced offices arm of HFD Group – Scotland’s leading commercial property and investment company – has become the first organisation in the UK to achieve a new global standard for facilities management. Awarded by the British Standards Institution (BSI), ...

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Confidence continues to recover across the UK commercial property market

As restrictions lift, results from the Q2 2021 RICS UK Commercial Property Survey sees further signs of recovery with 56 per cent of respondents reporting the market is in an upturn. This is mirrored in investor appetite as +15 per ...

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Has COVID-19 permanently changed our view of the office?

The corridors are buzzing with rumours about what’s going to happen when offices reopen – or at least the virtual corridors are! Are employees going to accept returning to their old lives, including commuting on public transport and working in ...

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