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ARTICLE · 07 AUGUST 2024

The Office, But Not As We Know It

The dining table, a plank of wood across boxes in a spare room, a wallpapering table in the shed, this time four years ago our ad hoc Covid-prompted office set-up...

United KingdomReal Estate and Construction

The dining table, a plank of wood across boxes in a spare room, a wallpapering table in the shed, this time four years ago our ad hoc Covid-prompted office set-up had us questioning the importance of a traditional office space as “WFH” became common lingo.

Since then we've seen a significant transformation in the office environment, encompassing some key concepts and changing the central role of office space in the UK, with some significant implications for the real estate market:

Where do we work? Office, WFH, Hybrid

While some companies already embraced a degree of flexibility pre-pandemic, Covid accelerated a shift towards more frequent remote work. Many businesses have now settled on a hybrid model, allowing employees to better balance work and personal life. Employees enjoy the reduction in commuting time that being at home provides while also valuing the time spent with colleagues in person, and it's the latter which indicates a continued importance of a

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