IN PICTURES: See Manchester City’s plans for £300m upgrade to Etihad Stadium April 18, 2023 Premier League champions Manchester City have formally submitted a planning application for a £300m upgrade of their Etihad Stadium that would take capacity to more than 60,000. The improvements are centred on the North Stand, which is to get a new, enlarged upper tier and will connect to a new complex featuring a hotel, club [...]
What The Best Companies in The City of London are Doing to Save Money March 20, 2023 In the competitive business market of London, companies are looking for any advantage they can find to save money and stay ahead. One of the most popular options for companies wanting an office in London is to utilise non-traditional commercial real estate, such as serviced offices. Traditional office space is a huge investment Traditional office [...]
New ‘metaverse’ themed co-working space opens on Oxford Street March 16, 2023 A new co-working space has today launched in Oxford Street which will be themed around the ‘metaverse’ and help to bring creatives and investors into one space. Office and workspace company Huckletree, which operates across some of the biggest cities in the UK, has opened London’s first dedicated hub for tech companies pioneering new digital [...]
Square Mile embraces hybrid working and tourism as post pandemic planning applications soar 30 per cent March 14, 2023 The Square Mile experienced a 30 per cent spike in planning applications during the pandemic, as investor confidence return to the City of London. The Museum of London, and new HQs for the City’s police and law firm Hogan Lovells were among the 56 applications submitted between 2020 and 2022, it has been revealed. The [...]
Making hybrid working work across the City March 9, 2023 Last month, ACCA published our inaugural Global Talent Trends 2023 survey, which shared valuable insights into workplace trends and practices from more than 8,400 professional accountants around the world. We found that out of all the topics covered in the report, hybrid working attracted the most attention. This deep interest in hybrid work models is [...]
Real estate veteran announced as new chair of London-focused Workspace February 28, 2023 An industry veteran and former Schroders real estate chief has been unveiled as the chair of flexible office company Workspace. Stephen Hubbard will step down from his position in July after three years in post, with Duncan Owen taking the helm of the flexible working space group. Hubbard joined the real estate investment trust’s board [...]
Canada Water: Why British Land have gone into the residential market in southeast London February 27, 2023 Commercial property giant British Land is making its debut into the residential market with the launch of 186 ‘net-zero’ apartments at its new regeneration project at Canada Water. The FTSE 100 company will create 186 studio, one, two and three bedroom homes at new residential site, The Founding, Canada Water, with prices for homes starting [...]
Law firms help drive record demand for London office space February 23, 2023 Law firms, accounting firms and consultancies acquired a record 2.5m sq ft of central London office space in 2022, following a boom in the professional services sector’s revenues. London’s top services firms took up 50 per cent more office space last year than in 2021, as the sector capitalised on an “unprecedented” surge in demand, [...]
How the metaverse will empower the future of hybrid work February 21, 2023 Jawad Ashraf, CEO and co-founder, Virtua shares his thoughts on how the metaverse will change the way we all work.
Feel at home with Vertus in Canary Wharf January 9, 2023 Vertus provides an unrivalled rental experience, offering award-winning services in a thriving community. Discover the Canary Wharf estateCanary Wharf has transformed over the last ten years, fast becoming a world-class lifestyle destination. Community and culture have been at the centre of this change, a natural move by the Canary Wharf Group to provide a rich, [...]