Remember when Dubai was the hottest commercial property market in the world. Commercial property, apartments, serviced offices – whatever you invested in, your money seemed to double or even triple every few months. Well, the property crash has put a... Read More
In the serviced offices were I work we have a custom of dress down Friday. We’re not talking shorts and vest here, merely casual and comfortable. But last month, just for a change, someone suggested a ‘No technology Friday.’ We would all come into... Read More
Just think about it, you need an office in a hurry, in either, another town, or another country. You need said office fast and you need to get rid of it when you’re finished with it. In short, you need a disposable office. Well, that is exactly what a... Read More
One hundred years ago, when the map of the world was painted pink, the British Empire was at its zenith and the City of London was the hub of global commerce. According to records placed online for the first time recently you could buy a huge commercial... Read More
I was complaining to my boss about the poor lighting conditions in my serviced office and he recommended I buy a desk lamp. So I picked up a lovely Victorian style lamp on auction and this got me thinking about the Victorians. The Industrial Revolution... Read More
We spend a lot of our time thinking on how best to run our businesses. Should we rent, or buy our serviced office space, or work from home. But maybe we simply shouldn’t bother. The reason that I’m saying that is because I have just had a set to with... Read More
I often harp on about cutting down on office space in my serviced office. Smaller desks, built in filing cabinets, hot desk systems…a constant attempt to create an almost space-shuttle type environment in which to work – because, space is money. Now, I... Read More
Centric Property Group is investing heavily in commercial property in the North West. Towards the back end of 2010, Centric declared it was to open a new business park, housing serviced office space, in Roachdale, Greater Manchester. It was today announced... Read More
It has recently been reported in international business newspaper, the Financial Times, that the UK’s banks are racing to shed themselves of commercial property debts. The Financial Times declared, ‘the process of reducing the huge book of commercial... Read More
The symbiotic relationship between serviced offices and technology has been analysed recently, with a focus on the future and what it means for the providers of serviced offices and their occupiers. At the British Council for Offices (BCO) conference in... Read More
