Hybrid working: Peers warn of conflict between 60% policy and office closures
13 Nov Property & Estates

Hybrid working: Peers warn of conflict between 60% policy and office closures

House of Lords committee says government "may need to decide which it wants to prioritise"
by Tevye Markson
Union sounds alarm on Valuation Office Agency ‘integration’ with HMRC
28 Nov Property & Estates
Union sounds alarm on Valuation Office Agency ‘integration’ with HMRC
Budget 2025: Treasury announces £1bn 'assets efficiency target'
26 Nov Property & Estates
Budget 2025: Treasury announces £1bn 'assets efficiency target'
Serious Fraud Office reignites move to Canary Wharf
19 Nov Property & Estates
Serious Fraud Office reignites move to Canary Wharf
The government needs a workforce plan to inform civil service relocation
21 May Property & Estates
The government needs a workforce plan to inform civil service relocation
Last week brought major announcements about job relocations and office closures, but it will be a false start unless the government creates clarity and coherence out of the patchwork of civil service offices across the country
MoD breaks ground on site for 1,100 staff in Blackpool
20 May Property & Estates
MoD breaks ground on site for 1,100 staff in Blackpool
The Talbot Gateway site will be the new home for Defence Business Services in the region
Wonders and blunders: The best and worst of government buildings
16 May Property & Estates
Wonders and blunders: The best and worst of government buildings
Forget break-out spaces and collaboration zones, many civil service offices of the past were ugly, impractical and unpleasant to work in. Jim Dunton explores the history of some of government’s most notorious buildings – and pays homage to some of the pioneering ones too
London-based civil service headcount to be cut by 12,000
14 May Property & Estates
London-based civil service headcount to be cut by 12,000
DHSC's Victoria Street headquarters to close amid push to move more jobs to regions
Jobs moving out of London, office closures and Fast Stream targets: How much of today's civil service reform announcement is new?
14 May Property & Estates
Jobs moving out of London, office closures and Fast Stream targets: How much of today's civil service reform announcement is new?
Ministers have also promised "thousands" of jobs will move to the regions and 50% of Fast Stream roles will be based outside the capital
DWP's new Blackpool office opens amid reports SR25 funding will depend on job relocations
12 May Property & Estates
DWP's new Blackpool office opens amid reports SR25 funding will depend on job relocations
3,000 officials will move to Talbot Gateway site as Cabinet Office ups pressure to move jobs "closer to frontline services"
‘Lessons being learned’ over GPA spending-control failings, MPs told
01 May Property & Estates
‘Lessons being learned’ over GPA spending-control failings, MPs told
Cabinet Office perm sec Cat Little says checks and balances failed to expand at same pace as rest of agency
MHCLG staff begin walkouts in office-closure dispute
22 Apr Property & Estates
MHCLG staff begin walkouts in office-closure dispute
Officials picket Newcastle base as strikes action also starts in five other regional centres
MHCLG strike dates announced – and more could follow
11 Apr Property & Estates
MHCLG strike dates announced – and more could follow
Industrial action to take place in April and May over office closures, while more MHCLG officials back strikes
RAAC found in 450 buildings across government estate
04 Apr Property & Estates
RAAC found in 450 buildings across government estate
Government chief property officer Mark Chivers says mitigations have been put in place for all the properties
Home Office pledges ‘proper due diligence’ for new asylum sites
01 Apr Property & Estates
Home Office pledges ‘proper due diligence’ for new asylum sites
Former perm sec Matthew Rycroft sets out checks and balances introduced after “dysfunctional” culture that wasted millions of pounds
Cat Little: No civil service functions are exempt from admin efficiency cuts
01 Apr Property & Estates
Cat Little: No civil service functions are exempt from admin efficiency cuts
Little says government needs to look at consultants, contingent labour and overall cost, not just number of civil servants