London is back at work after a sizzling summer spent sitting round the holiday pool, doing the maths on the amount of time wasted commuting, totting up all those travel costs — and wondering if it is all worth it.
Traditional working patterns are rapidly changing, providing more lifestyle choices. Flexi hours are a way of life in many companies, while start-up communities are bang on trend on the back of the digital economy.
Only six per cent of employees now have nine-to-five jobs, according to new research by YouGov.
Last week accountancy giant PricewaterhouseCoopers launched a scheme allowing some employees to work the hours they want and/or work from home.
Changing working practices have created a fast-evolving sector of the property market, with developers competing to offer ever-better facilities and amenities to suit.
Britain now has more people working for themselves than ever before, nearly five million, up 45 per cent since the turn of the century, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Over half the UK’s self-employed live in London, while the number of female home workers is rising three times faster than men, as women try to find flexible working arrangements to fit around child care.
All this is shaping property-buying habits, with more people opting for the convenience of a fast-fibre home at a development with integrated workspace, whether conventional offices, hot desks, a business club or informal lounge area, all exclusively for residents.
The packages available are mainly at bigger housing schemes and regeneration hotspots favoured by younger Londoners who freelance or are employed in tech, finance and creative industries.
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