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London needs offices to thrive: Giles Fuchs in City A.M.

Are cities dead? There are plenty who think so – but Britain should hope they’re wrong.

Writing for City A.M ., OSiT CEO Giles Fuchs argued that both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, are right to believe that businesses will once again return to the office. For the Chancellor, this belief is underpinned by our social nature as human beings – the craving to be part of a collaborative community on which, in part, the appeal of the office rests.

However, Giles argues that a return to the office is not just going to be an inevitable outcome of our social...

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The future of flex: Niki Fuchs in Estates Gazette

What does the financial uncertainty of the pandemic mean for the future of flexible workspace?

In a recent comment piece for Estates Gazette, Niki Fuchs, Managing Director at OSiT, outlines her thoughts on what she believes the future holds for flex in light of WeWork’s reported 2019 loses and the ‘material impact’ that COVID-19 has had for its business.

Considering the factors that have placed WeWork in this difficult position, including its over-expansion and dependence on high occupancy, Niki argues that this news by no means signals the end for flexible workspace....

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PM forecasts buoyant return to the office

Will the office market make a recovery post-Covid-19?

As featured in Property Week , Facilitate Magazine , and Allwork.Space , CEO of Office Space in Town, Giles Fuchs, commented on why the Prime Minister is right to expect a surge in workers returning to the office following the pandemic is behind us.

In OSiT’s recent survey into the impacts of remote working, 29% of people cited loneliness as a main disadvantage of working from home, with a quarter reporting increased anxiety and 37% struggling to un-plug from their work. It is clear that remote working continues to have...

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The office market after Brexit: Giles Fuchs in Property Week

What does the office market look like after Brexit?

In a recent comment piece for Property Week, OSiT CEO Giles Fuchs argues that the UK will continue to have a thriving office market but that the key to success will be flexibility and innovation.

The outlook for the flexible workspace remains positive, with the coronavirus pandemic radically changing ways of working and prompting businesses to become increasingly agile and footloose – a change in company culture and working norms that would have seemed simply unimaginable just a year ago.

With the impacts of home...

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More than just a desk: Giles Fuchs in CoStar

It is no secret that remote work has taken a toll on the UK’s workforce. With our recent survey finding that 37% of remote workers felt unable to unplug from work at home and that almost half have experienced loneliness over lockdown, it is no wonder that 95% of workers favoured a return to the office in the long-term.

In recent comment piece for CoStar, OSiT CEO Giles Fuchs outlines the detrimental impact extended periods of remote working have had on employee mental and physical health, and why the office still has a crucial role to play in bolstering worker wellbeing and...

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