BrewDog announces plans for flagship site at former Eurostar terminal October 25, 2021 BrewDog has outlined plans to open a 26,500 sq ft flagship site on the former Eurostar terminal at Waterloo, in what it called one of biggest projects yet. The Scottish craft brewer said on Monday it will launch a two-floor venue next summer. The site will be kitted out with a pub, pop-up food truck, [...]
Focus On: Brighton – an investors’ paradise October 22, 2021 Thanks to the ability for many people to work from anywhere or pop into a central office on an ad hoc basis, increasing numbers of professionals are moving out of London in search of locations with a less frenetic pace of life – something the seaside city of Brighton will continue to benefit from. “Brighton [...]
Easyjet goes into the lounge business at Gatwick’s north terminal October 20, 2021 Easyjet announced today its first lounge will open tomorrow at Gatwick airport’s north terminal. Called the Gateway, the space was developed in collaboration with lounge company No1 Lounges. With prices starting at £18.50, the space will allow all travellers – regardless of airline ticket – to eat, drink and work before their flight for one, [...]
Easyjet goes into the lounge business at Gatwick’s north terminal – CityAM : CityAM October 20, 2021 Easyjet announced today its first lounge will open tomorrow at Gatwick airport’s north terminal. Called the Gateway, the space was developed in collaboration with lounge company No1 Lounges. With prices starting at £18.50, the space will allow all travellers – regardless of airline ticket – to eat, drink and work before their flight for one, [...]
Find your new home by the riverside at Leaside Lock, East London’s newest neighbourhood October 18, 2021 A new collection of contemporary studios, 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments in Bromley-by-Bow is launching 13th November, available with the London Help to Buy: Equity Loan* scheme on selected plots. As the prices in nearby Bow, Hackney Wick, Bethnal Green and London Fields have dramatically risen in recent years, many first-time buyers are finding [...]
Opinion-in-brief: Don’t judge a city by its WeWork offices October 13, 2021 WeWork’s failings, including expected losses of £1.1bn this year, should not distract from the vitality of the City of London’s office market, which is showing that the office is far from dead. It should come as little surprise that WeWork has suffered from its own high-risk strategy. Its long-term lease commitments made for a brittle [...]
Flexible working more important than salary for three in four professionals October 13, 2021 Flexible working has overtaken salary as the top benefit to employees, highlighting that flexibility and autonomy over the working day is now more important than financial reward for most workers. Three quarters of respondents of a new survey believe that in the future having an office space will be considered an employee benefit as opposed [...]
Office provider Workspace welcomes office return as occupancy rates rise October 7, 2021 Office-space provider Workspace has said it experienced a strong pick-up in activity last month as the UK gained momentum for the office return. Customer demand improved in the second quarter with an an average of 935 enquiries and 138 lettings per month Like-for-like rent roll was up 2.1 per cent in the first six months [...]
Stapleton House in Shoreditch snapped up by Workspace for more than £43m September 27, 2021 Workspace Group said this morning has exchanged contracts to acquire Stapleton House, also known as ‘The Old Dairy’, in Shoreditch, for £43.38m. The property, which provides around 57,000 sq f of space adjacent to Workspace’s business centre, The Frames, opened in 2017 following a major refurbishment project. The Old Dairy is currently 80 per cent [...]
Workspace firm IWG considering multibillion pound break-up September 26, 2021 Serviced offices firm IWG is considering splitting into several different companies. Mark Dixon, founder of the Regus and Spaces operator, is examining different options to bring value to shareholders, Sky News has reported. The founder is reportedly looking at options including a US listing for Worka, an app that helps users compare and book workspaces [...]