Offices

UK construction activity January 2024: Offices

Windows of Skyscraper Business Office, Corporate building in London City, England, UK

Project-starts and main contract awards decreased against the preceding quarter and last year. More positively, growth in detailed planning approvals on the preceding quarter and last year provided a boost to the development pipeline. Offices overview Office work starting on site totalled £1.631bn during the three months to January, a…

How to build offices fit for the age of flexible working

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John Wallace is managing director of construction law firm Ridgemont In 2024, many – if not most – office workers expect their company to offer some form of hybrid working. The benefits of a flexible-working model have been widely discussed: improved productivity, a better work-life balance and reduced burnout, to…

UK construction activity December 2023: Offices

Windows of Skyscraper Business Office, Corporate building in London City, England, UK

Project-starts and main contract awards decreased against the preceding quarter and last year. More positively, growth in detailed planning approvals on the preceding quarter and last year provides a boost to the development pipeline. Offices overview Office work starting on site totalled £1.35bn during the three months to December, an…

UK construction activity November 2023: Offices

Windows of Skyscraper Business Office, Corporate building in London City, England, UK

Main contract awards decreased against the preceding quarter and last year, while project starts slipped back on 2022 levels. More positively, growth in detailed planning approvals on the preceding quarter and last year provides a boost to the development pipeline. Offices overview Office work starting on site totalled £1.459bn during…

UK construction activity October 2023: Offices

Windows of Skyscraper Business Office, Corporate building in London City, England, UK

Main contract awards decreased against last year, while detailed planning approvals slipped back on the previous quarter. More positively, project-starts increased on the both the preceding quarter and last year. Offices overview Office work starting on site totalled £1.97bn during the three months to October, a 79 per cent increase…

London office building rate soars after pandemic lull

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More London office builds began in the summer of 2023 than at any comparable period in the past 18 years, surprise figures have revealed. The latest Office Crane Survey from consultancy Deloitte found that 474,000 square metres of commercial projects started on site in the six months to the end…

UK construction activity September 2023: Offices

Windows of Skyscraper Business Office, Corporate building in London City, England, UK

Project-starts and main contract awards decreased against both the previous quarter and last year. More positively, growth in detailed planning approvals on last year provides a boost to the development pipeline. Offices overview Office work starting on site totalled £920m during the three months to September, a 33 per cent…

UK construction activity August 2023: Offices

Windows of Skyscraper Business Office, Corporate building in London City, England, UK

Project-starts and main contract awards decreased against both the previous quarter and last year. More positively, growth in detailed planning approvals on last year provides a boost to the development pipeline. Offices overview Office work starting on site totalled £854m during the three months to August, a 64 per cent…

UK construction activity July 2023: Offices

Windows of Skyscraper Business Office, Corporate building in London City, England, UK

Project-starts and main contract awards decreased against both the previous quarter and last year. More positively, growth in detailed planning approvals on last year provides a boost to the development pipeline. Offices overview Office work starting on site totalled £919m during the three months to July, a 54 per cent…

UK construction activity June 2023: Offices 

Windows of Skyscraper Business Office, Corporate building in London City, England, UK

Project-starts and main contract awards decreased against both the previous quarter and last year. More positively, growth in detailed planning approvals on last year provided a boost to the development pipeline. Offices overview Office work starting on site totalled £752m during the second quarter of 2023, a 73 per cent…