The Berkeley Group has recently made extravagant bets of 80 million pounds’ worth of land in London. Tony Pidgley, owner of the group, has a reputation for finding the top market land, and has been successful in purchasing sites which include the former Royal Mail sorting depot in Twickenham which is due to be transformed [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 8, 2012
German fund manager KanAm is in need of money in order to pay back its investors and has therefore put four properties up for sale to raise the necessary funds. So far, two of the properties have been bought by PNB Holdings – one of which houses law firm Olswang, and the other which serves [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 26, 2012
Recent research has shown that many SME’s who wish to rent serviced office space in the City of London may soon be sorely disappointed. 2012 has so far revealed a lack of commercial property within London, demonstrating that the demand for office space far outweighs the actual availability. The research, conducted by Jones Lang LaSalle, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 23, 2012
Much outrage has been caused since Westminster Council announced their plans to charge for Sunday and evening parking in order to “increase the turnover of cars parking in the area and make it easier for those driving in to the heart of London to find a parking space”. Petitions were formed as a result of [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 3, 2011
A new phase has been coined by businesses renting London office space as they have found a need to have employees ‘Facebook fired’. As the term suggests, Facebook has found to be the reason that many young people’s careers have come to an abrupt and sticky end after managers have inadvertently stumbled across incriminating Facebook [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 30, 2011
In a society where technological devices such as iPhones, iPads and Blackberrys are prevalent in every day life, there has arisen a new breed of human: the technology addict. Recent research from Search Office Space reveals that more than 85% of office workers in London own an iPhone or a Blackberry, with a further [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 5, 2011
A friendly smile on the way into the office can go a long way, according to a recent study by Regus which established that good relations between staff and management ensures a happy working environment. Businesses looking to rent office space in London should bear in mind that almost three quarters of participants in [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 2, 2011
A fun atmosphere or a better salary – what would you choose? Recent research from recruitment agency Adecco reveals that almost three quarters of British employees would rather work in a fun rented office space than receive a higher salary. Andy Powell, director at Adecco, states that "Employers should take heart from the fact [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 31, 2011
This current economic climate has seen an increase in businesses looking to rent office space, according to office rentals specialist Regus, whose customers include GlaxoSmithKline, Google and Starbucks. Mark Dixon, chief executive of the company, claims that it is “a result of more and more companies changing the way they work and starting to [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 23, 2011
According to a survey carried out by the London School of Economics (LSE), almost a quarter of the UK population now journeys to their office space by bicycle, having abandoned the car or train in favour of a greener method of travel. Dr Alexander Grous, who carried out the LSE research, is of the opinion [...]
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