The world’s major business districts have regained their global pulling power, according to the 2025 EY–Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Business Districts Attractiveness Report, which finds that 63 per cent of stakeholders surveyed now view these districts as more attractive ...

Young professionals in the UK’s commercial property sector and their best achievements have been recognised at the annual British Council for Offices’ (BCO) NextGen Awards ceremony. Technical innovation, powerful sustainability initiatives and people-centric leadership shone through as the BCO honoured ...

RED Construction Group’s Special Projects division has been selected by development managers, V7, to complete a £18.7 million office retrofit and redevelopment of 78-90 Colmore Row, Birmingham. The appointment signals RED Construction Group’s first project in Birmingham, as the business ...

By Peter Hall (pictured left), Co-Head of Workthere UK, and Alex Reynolds (pictured right), Head of FM UK (FM+) The rise of flexible workspace, including serviced offices, co-working hubs and fully managed offices, has seen companies embrace agility and rethink ...

McLaren Construction has been appointed by AP UK (Ashtrom Properties) as Construction Manager for the refurbishment of Colmore Gate tower as a Grade A office building in Birmingham’s business district. Built in the 1990s, the original tower is located on a ...

This year’s award winners raise the bar for ESG and customer experience. An office designed entirely around circular economy principles, a 3,300m2 living wall and a former infirmary transformed into a modern office and events space, were just three of ...

Service charge costs for office spaces rose by nine per cent in 2024 as wage pressures, overdue maintenance projects and investments designed to attract staff back to the office all contributed to an above inflation rise. The nine per cent ...

As hybrid work becomes more permanent, employee perception of the office is shifting, with 72 per cent of the global workforce now viewing return to office (RTO) policies positively. However, according to new research from JLL, this comes with a ...

The UK’s current office grading system is no longer fit for purpose, according to a new report from the British Council for Offices (BCO). The report, authored by JLL for the BCO, found that fewer than three per cent of ...

Europe’s office market is experiencing significant supply constraints with construction down 24 per cent since 2020 and heading toward decade-low levels in Q1 2025. This has created critical space scarcity, particularly in Central Business Districts (CBD) where vacancy rates average ...