Category: Commercial

Derogation from grant and quiet enjoyment

Commercial landlords need to be aware of their tenants’ rights with regard to derogation from grant and quiet enjoyment in order to avoid the possibility of being taken to court.

Derogation from grant is a legal principle in which the landlord …

Affordable offices

A recent report in Estates Gazette magazine highlighted the move by London boroughs to impose affordable office policies to help start-ups by providing cheaper workspaces. Hackney Council has already stipulated that 10% of new space has to be let at …

How business rates are affected by the Autumn Statement

In his Autumn Statement yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the implementation of some Business Rate reforms in England which will apply to all companies and individuals who rent or own commercial premises and are subject to business rates. …

The future of office interior design

Well-being in the workplace has been the subject of many studies, resulting in the formation of the International WELL Building Institute in 2013 to “improve human health and well-being through the built environment”. The popularity of the Institute’s certification indicates …

Business Rates

Business rates are a major cost for most occupiers. Registered charities achieve a mandatory 80% reduction in their charge, with a further discretionary reduction depending on their level of actual charitable work at the address in question and the views …

The Bright Sparks of Bedford Square

Bedford Square was built between 1790 and 1795 for the upper middle classes of Georgian London and as such is an old old garden square. Indeed, Bedford Square is the only surviving fully intact Georgian square in London and as …

What the papers are saying about the post-Brexit UK commercial property sector

In the weeks since the UK public voted for Brexit, the commercial property market has had what could be termed an interesting time.

On 5 August, Insight reported that the UK commercial property sector had risen nearly 50% since its lowest …

Brexit confusion for the office market

Facts over the possible effects of the results of the Brexit Referendum will have on the office market are causing as much confusion as they have been in the political arena.
Last month, Euronews reported that the possibility of an EU …

How to design an open plan office to improve productivity?

Poorly designed open plan offices have a negative effect on productivity, which can fall by as much as 66%, according to experts at the recent British Council for Offices‘ (BCO) Annual Conference in Amsterdam.

Sound expert Julian Treasure told the …

The ups and downs of the London commercial property sector

The highest number of office construction schemes in 20 years have started in London in the past six months. According to Deloitte’s 2016 London Office Crane Survey, work began on 51 schemes, with 26 of those in The City.

The …