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
Civil servants exit Whitehall office ahead of closure next year
02 Dec Property & Estates
Civil servants exit Whitehall office ahead of closure next year
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'
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Budget 2025: Treasury announces £1bn 'assets efficiency target'
London office exodus a 'game-changer' – Cross Government Social Mobility Network chair reflects on 2023
09 Jan 2024 Property & Estates
London office exodus a 'game-changer' – Cross Government Social Mobility Network chair reflects on 2023
Kate Lalor also sets out network's priorities for 2024
Tunnel vision: Former government complex could become tourist attraction
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Tunnel vision: Former government complex could become tourist attraction
Developer lodges plans to open up subterranean network in Holborn that inspired James Bond author Ian Fleming
Three departments announce second HQs outside London
14 Dec 2023 Property & Estates
Three departments announce second HQs outside London
DBT, DSIT and DESNZ to open new HQs
Places for Growth: Which departments are leading the way in London jobs exodus?
14 Dec 2023 Property & Estates
Places for Growth: Which departments are leading the way in London jobs exodus?
New stats reveal most popular destinations for job relocations, which grades are moving most and the departments playing the biggest role
Cabinet Office accelerates plan to move 22,000 jobs outside London
12 Dec 2023 Property & Estates
Cabinet Office accelerates plan to move 22,000 jobs outside London
Government also announces three departments will create new second HQs outside London
GPA to roll out new security-pass system across government estate
07 Dec 2023 Property & Estates
GPA to roll out new security-pass system across government estate
About 60,000 civil servants are already using new GovPass smart card system, as property unit seeks long-term supplier for £1m contract
From Boyd to Bourgeois: GPA appoints interim chief exec
21 Nov 2023 Property & Estates
From Boyd to Bourgeois: GPA appoints interim chief exec
Government Property Agency interim chief Mark Bourgeois has worked in commercial real estate for more than 30 years
MoJ wins planning wrangle over new prison
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MoJ wins planning wrangle over new prison
Gove overrules inspector to approve 1,715-capacity facility in Leicestershire
Government commits to more transparency over job relocation programmes
19 Oct 2023 Property & Estates
Government commits to more transparency over job relocation programmes
But PACAC says response to its report fails to clarify government’s aims and doesn't address consistency concerns
DHSC details £700m NHS plans to counter unsafe concrete
18 Oct 2023 Property & Estates
DHSC details £700m NHS plans to counter unsafe concrete
Second perm sec Shona Dunn tells MPs four-year RAAC bill is “likely” to rise if capital contingency spending is prioritised
Plans progress for redevelopment of crumbling Belfast departmental HQ
17 Oct 2023 Property & Estates
Plans progress for redevelopment of crumbling Belfast departmental HQ
£25m Stormont scheme would create new facilities for Northern Ireland Civil Service Sports Association
Plans for Birmingham hub ‘alive and well’
16 Oct 2023 Property & Estates
Plans for Birmingham hub ‘alive and well’
Oliver Dowden confirms commitment to fund third Birmingham hub after “terminating” original plans