Banking brain drain: Why finance risks losing its best talent to the FinTech sector May 27, 2015 Britain's FinTech sector is a particularly bright spot in the UK’s recovering economy. Investment in London FinTech grew by 136 per cent last year, with the capital receiving 42 per cent of all European FinTech investment in 2014. But one less-discussed aspect of this is the potential impact on talent within the wider financial services [...]
Taking off: London City airport’s £16m lounge revamp May 26, 2015 London City airport, a favourite with travellers who abhor long check-in queues, snaking lines for security checks and yearn for a respite from traditional public lounges, is giving a £16m revamp to its western pier which houses 70 per cent of the departure gates. New shops, restaurants and watering holes, quiet areas with mobile-device charging [...]
The workplace designs that combat ageism: Floating desks and a paperless environment won’t suit the whole team May 14, 2015 There has been much hype recently about what makes an office “cool”. Respondents to a survey from a design company ranked a slide, personal barista and a puppy/kitten room as the top three “cool” requirements. These may appear on the wish lists of so-called millennials, but are they likely to represent the views of employees [...]
British Land profits lifted by lucrative London property market May 14, 2015 The figures: British Land said that underlying profit before tax rose 5.4 per cent to £313m for this financial year, up from £297m a year earlier. Diluted underlying earnings per share rose 4.1 per cent to 30.6p, an increase from 29.4p in 2014. The developer's total portfolio valuation rose by 12.1 per cent to £13.63bn. This was [...]
Serviced offices march on London as smaller firms embrace temporary workspaces May 12, 2015 The number of landlords providing temporary workspace in London has boomed over the past decade, fuelled by small-to medium-sized businesses avoiding burdensome leases in favour of more flexible and creative offices. The serviced office market has grown by 67 per cent over the last 10 years and now comprises of five million square feet across [...]
How to build workplaces fit for Generation Y April 16, 2015 You don’t need the budget of Google to ensure your office attracts new talent. The UK population is ageing, and as older employees edge closer to retirement, the less influence they will have on how the workplace of the future is shaped. Instead, it is Generation Y – those under the age of 35 – [...]
What Google’s new office can teach other firms March 31, 2015 You can achieve real flexible working without the tech giant’s budget. Google received its customary share of attention when it released plans for a new headquarters in California recently. While the workplaces most of us travel to each day may not yet reflect the tech giant’s utopian Mountain View vision, the plans provide a glimpse [...]
Lessons from flexible workspaces March 17, 2015 Even established companies can re-create the environments that let startups thrive. For years, truly modern workspaces were the sole domain of Californian tech giants such as Google and Facebook. Smaller businesses were resigned to drab serviced offices or onerous, equally uninspiring, fixed leases. But with more innovative workspaces opening across the capital, London’s small [...]
Gimme 5 March 15, 2015 …LONDON HOTDESKING COMPANIES Deskcamping Deskcamping likens itself to a campfire – you can sit, meet new people and share things. List a spare desk or find one to use. As the service is new, it’s currently free to list, with desk owners naming their price. www.deskcamping.com Hotdesking Hotdesking offers four office spaces in central London [...]
Hammerson fails to placate locals over Shoreditch plan February 17, 2015 Hammerson admitted yesterday that it may make changes to an £800m scheme in London’s east end after running into local opposition. Bishopsgate Goodsyard, a joint venture project with Ballymore in Shoreditch, comprises of 1,450 new homes, 600,000 square feet of offices. It has come under fire from local campaigners for being at odds with [...]