Tag: offices



Is skipping Lunch damaging Productivity?

Posted on 8 January, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Will you be taking your allocated lunch break today or are you, like the majority of employees, cutting short time away from your desk – something which could be having an adverse impact upon workplace productivity? According to a Bupa study, two... Read More

Birmingham Office Lettings hit Six Year High

Posted on 7 January, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

As Birmingham continues to flourish as a prime destination for both new and established businesses, office market transactions have climbed to a level not seen since the onset of the economic crisis in 2008, with property experts in the West Midlands... Read More

Five New Year Resolutions to make the Office a Healthier Place in 2015

Posted on 1 January, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Uncategorised

A new year is traditionally about resolutions. Losing weight, giving up smoking or getting more exercise. But if you spend most of your day in an office, improving your well-being can be more about what you ditch than what you do. So here are five unhealthy... Read More

The City and Westminster move to stem flood of Office Conversions

Posted on 18 December, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

Two London planning authorities have taken steps to cut the number of developers snapping up offices and turning them into luxury housing. In the first move of its kind, owners wanting to convert City of London offices into flats and apartments will... Read More

Hermes and CPPIB enter Leeds Wellington Place Partnership

Posted on 1 December, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Property investor Hermes Real Estate has sold half its interest in a prestigious Leeds business quarter development. The half-share sale in the Leeds mixed-use Wellington Place scheme to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is part of an... Read More

Historic Mill Conversion takes Dean Clough Regeneration into New Phase

Posted on 28 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments, Top Properties

One of Britain's biggest business communities — housed in what was once the world biggest carpet factory — is to get another 75,000 sq ft of office space. Work will start next month  to convert that last two derelict mills on the 22-acre... Read More

First International Measurement Standard for Office Buildings Published

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

It took 18 months of work by a group of measurement experts, including two global public consultants and 85 drafts, but the first international property measurement standard has been published. International Property Measurement Standards: Office... Read More

Allied London targets Creatives for Leeds Dock “Super-Building”

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments, Top Properties

Just days after a promised transport upgrade between Leeds city centre and its regenerated docks, a local commercial agent has been appointed to manage one of its pioneering developments. Investment firm Allied London was last month granted... Read More

Facebook likely to be among the bidders as its Dublin Headquarters is placed on the Market

Posted on 20 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Less than a year after it moved into its new Dublin base, Facebook's headquarters is up for sale with an asking price of €163.8m (£131m)  — making it the republic's most expensive single office building since the Celtic Tiger years. The... Read More

Wolverhampton Interchange deals just Weeks Away

Posted on 18 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments, Top Properties

Wolverhampton Council has reported "significant interest" from businesses and retailers ahead of the 2015 completion of its flagship city centre office scheme. Work started last month on Interchange 10, a much-needed Grade A office block, part of... Read More