All Flexible workspaces articles – Page 11
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Abrdn signs lease with flexible workspace operator Socius in Slough
Abrdn has signed a five-year management lease agreement with flexible workspace operator Socius for 14,000 sq ft of space at The Urban Building in Slough.
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Social value is key to the future of work
Creating offices is easy. You need a building, good architects and designers and the right range of office furniture. Creating ecosystems, however, is an entirely different challenge.
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Landsec plans 150,000 sq ft growth for Myo workspace brand
Landsec plans to expand its flexible workspace platform Myo by around 150,000 sq ft over the next year, the landlord has told Property Week.
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IWG doubles franchise operation in 2021
Flexible workspace group IWG more than doubled the number of new franchise locations around the world in 2021 compared with 2020.
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IPUT launches flexible workspace platform in Dublin
Irish property investor IPUT Real Estate has launched a flexible office offering, which it plans to build up to account for as much as 5% of its city office portfolio.
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UK demand for flex office space up more than 80%
The average cost for a private desk in UK flexible office space reached £443 in 2021, up 14% on the reported figure for the previous year, according to Workthere.
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Time to rethink private office spaces in a post-Covid world
Pods can provide employers with flexibility, noise cancellation and a host of health and air-quality benefits.
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Former WeWork MD launches flexible workspace in London
A new flexible workspace provider created by the former boss of WeWork in Europe has launched its first London location at Aldgate Tower in east London.
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Footing the bill for hybrid working
The past two years have taught us a lesson in productivity: it’s possible (and acceptable) to conduct the nine-to-five from home, in a café, on a train, by the beach… We’ve grown accustomed to working anywhere and everywhere.
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Upswing in corporate flex interest could spark ‘turf war’
Corporate flex space occupation boom could sow tensions between flex operators and traditional landlords.
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Kinrise debuts in London and expands Leeds portfolio
Flexible workspace provider Kinrise has made its London debut by snapping up 49 East Road in Shoreditch, London, for £25m and has also bought another building in Leeds.
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Landlords urged to be flexible in an uncertain office market
Adaptability is key to making the new era of hybrid working a success for tenant and employee alike.
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WeWork’s 120 Moorgate goes under offer to Singaporean investor
A Singaporean investor has gone under offer to buy WeWork’s 120 Moorgate for around £148m, which would reflect a yield of 4.75%.
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Convert retail assets to flex space
Editor: News that banks are refusing to lend on portfolios that are heavily weighted towards retail is indicative of the continued evolution of the high street. In 2020 alone, year-on-year retail footfall dropped by more than 40%.
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Offices still have a role to play but must adapt to new needs
While it is not ‘RIP offices’, the market needs to embrace the fact that they are not the only places to work in.
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WeWork posts more losses in first results since IPO
WeWork has reported a further loss of $3.83bn (£2.85bn) for the nine months to 30 September 2021, in its first results since going public last month.
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Average flexible workspace rents slump by 22% across London
The average rent for flexible workspace across central London has slumped by 22% in the past two years – but has risen sharply in the outskirts and commuter belt, according to data from The Instant Group.
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IWG signs franchise agreement with Ashley Group
Flexible workspace provider IWG has signed a new franchise agreement with the Ashley Group that will see five new IWG centres open across the north London boroughs of Enfield and Barnet, along with Hertfordshire, over the next four years.
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Is metaverse the future of work?
As the corporate world collectively comes off mute, slippers are swapped for shoes and commuting is again part of our daily routines, we’re stepping out of 18 months of remote work and into hybrid working.
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WeWork shares jump 13% on first day of trading
Shares in WeWork have jumped 13% following its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, more than two years after its previous attempted IPO failed.