The latest Office Trends News http://www.devono.com/ 2010-03-21T00:00:00Z The Society of British Interior Designers has reported a sharp increase in office refurbishment as companies seek to soften their space with open-plan areas, comfortable seats, living-room style offices and other homely touches. It appears that many London office space managers are enlisting the help of interior designers in the hope of attracting ... http://www.devono.com/News/Home-offices,-or-office-homes?/19035225/ 2010-02-18 09:02:08 Analysts have stated their expectation that the UK’s commercial property market will continue its upward trend into 2010. After sharp falls, which proved worse than many experts’ forecasts, the sector’s recovery in the past four months has been almost as strong, returning a measure of confidence to the marketplace.Some areas have ... http://www.devono.com/News/Commercial-property-claimed-to-continue-rising/19035206/ 2010-01-01 13:01:42 Renewed interest in Central London office space has meant that property under offer has risen by a fifth on a month-by-month basis. Nearly 3.5 million square feet of space were under offer by the end of November, around twice as much as at the beginning of 2009. Analysts suggest that, if the decrease in available space is sustainable, rents should... http://www.devono.com/News/Central-London-office-space-take-up-rises/19035198/ 2009-12-09 08:12:57 London’s West End has regained its place at the top of the league tables for the world’s most expensive office space. The pressures of the credit crunch on commercial property the world over meant that some highly overpriced areas – London among them – have been hit especially hard, leading to a sharp fall in the value of bu... http://www.devono.com/News/West-End-Returns-to-Top-Spot/19035195/ 2009-12-03 18:12:22 Businesses will find themselves hit by heavy rate hikes when a new valuation system is implemented in 2010, a number of property experts have warned. Property valuations for the purpose of rates calculations occur every five years, but the valuation is set in motion two years before the rate changes themselves. This means that the rates due to be... http://www.devono.com/News/Business-rates-on-commercial-property-set-to-soar/19035172/ 2009-10-08 13:10:28 Global Real Estate Investment Manager Prupim has put ecological measures in place that saved 56,000 tons of Carbon Dioxide over the course of 2008.The company have recently prioritised sustainability, partly on the grounds that it will become increasingly important in maintaining profitability in the medium- to long-term. "These issues were once s... http://www.devono.com/News/Property-investor-Prupim-goes-green/19035144/ 2009-07-29 17:07:00 Analysts are predicting that the number of people working from home will increase significantly in the recession, which could have a knock on effect on the commercial property market.Cutting office space costs by outsourcing some of their load to home-based workers is seen by some businesses as a way of reducing overheads, and many London commercia... http://www.devono.com/News/Home-working-could-impact-commercial-property-market/19035097/ 2009-04-03 18:04:24 The government advisory group UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has called for a new set of regulations determining objectives for a carbon-neutral environment in key areas. If adopted, the proposals could mean that far-reaching changes will be required for office space and commercial property in London.The regulations would apply to both new and ... http://www.devono.com/News/Sustainability-code-drawn-up-for-commercial-property-/19035088/ 2009-03-10 14:03:59 Mayor of London Boris Johnson has defended the decision yesterday to halt all bus journeys.Mr Johnson said it was made for safety reasons, but admitted the capital was short on the machinery it needed to deal with winter weather.He said the difficulty was clearing and gritting the roads before more snow fell and claimed that to allow buses to run o... http://www.devono.com/News/Mayor-defends-call-to-stop-all-buses/19006573/ 2009-02-03 00:00:00 City workers have stayed away from their offices in London after slow trading left the financial sector 'on hold', the Guardian has reported.Employees were not expected back at their desks any time soon: "It will be very quiet for the next few days," Andy Ash, a strategist at Monument Securities told the paper.Share trading was lower than... http://www.devono.com/News/Workers-desert-their-offices-in-London/18950063/ 2008-12-30 00:00:00