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News

What we’ve reported on

Positive news persists for the UK workspace market, with flexible workspace occupancy and revenue rising in the first half of 2026. Regional markets recorded revenue growth, with Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Bristol seeing total flexible workspace revenue per sq ft rise by 2.6% in the first half of the year.

Occupancy in several regional cities also increased, with Bristol at 91% outperforming London at 84.2%.

Staying in the capital, office investment rose to £6.2 billion in the year to Q3 2026 – 9% above the £5.7 billion recorded during the same period last year, according to a report by commercial property adviser Avison Young.

What we’re working on

We’re excited about a profile piece we’re working on for the first edition of 2027. We don’t want to give anything away just yet but we can tell you they have a particularly interesting role and plenty of keen insights to share.

Awareness around neurodivergence is growing and while we have covered this important topic in the past, we are revisiting how workplace and facilities managers can better support colleagues with neurodivergent needs to enable them to do their best work.

Meanwhile, we are preparing for Workplace Belonging Week, which starts on 9 November. We’re publishing an article a day during the week, specifically looking at case studies to see how organisations have created workplaces where people can belong. 

If you read one Facilitate piece…

The narratives around data centres can often be charged due to the perception that these modern facilities are guzzling way too much energy. Oliver Sanders, data centre commercial director UK&I at Carrier, says that waterless cooling systems and low water consumption rates should challenge the belief that data centres are inherently wasteful or demanding on water supplies.

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