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Would you rather be hungover, holding a credit card bill and facing a messy house than talking to your boss? An international survey from Development Dimensions International (DDI) has revealed that most people would.

Choosing the right manager for England is a lot like choosing the right serviced office – you must explore your options, assess the pros and cons of each candidate and ultimately decide which of the choices will provide the best fit both structurally and culturally.

Many businesses are considering flexible or homeworking during the London 2012 Olympics. But will increased internet demand make this impossible?

A new report by the Chartered Institute of Personal & Development (CIPD) has found that we Britons are richer but more stressed than we were when the Queen first took to the throne in 1952.

Search giant Google recently unveiled a plan to establish an ‘internet university’ at their refurbished seven-storey office space in Shoreditch, East London.

The flurry of tech-orientated firms snapping up office space in Central London should underpin a long-term confidence in the market according to Knight Frank.

The number of businesses enquiring about serviced office space in Bristol city centre increased by 16% during 2011 – highlighting the growing appeal for flexibility amongst UK companies.

The Avanta business centre on Duke Street, Reading has been expanded to provide additional office space for small businesses.

The offices, between three and five workstations in size, will provide the centre with more capacity to meet the demands of SMEs and start-ups who are reportedly targeting business in the area.

Seven new signings at Orega’s office space in Staines has seen the business centre grow to a total of 87 occupied workstations.

Harrogate Borough Council could be the latest authority to undertake an initiative to reduce carbon emissions, as the cabinet meets to consider selling five office spaces in Leeds town centre and relocating to a single office space.

The number of businesses moving into serviced office space across Yorkshire & Humberside remained within 1% of 2010 levels during the course of 2011 - despite a 9% decrease in enquiry levels.

MWB Business Exchange, the second largest serviced office provider in the UK, has rebranded itself with a new company tagline and customer service approach.

The office space used by civil servants is set to join the flexible revolution, with the Civil Service adopting a more corporate approach to its office facilities in order to increase efficiency – according to a report in today’s London Evening Standard.

Forsyth House in Edinburgh has become officebroker.com’s first 2012 Business Centre of the Month!

The Government is set to reveal new plans to offer state owned office space to entrepreneurs and start-ups in a bid to help small companies establish themselves.

Plans to build a 100 acre development for Pinewood Studios in the Green Belt near Iver Heath in Buckinghamshire have been halted by the government.

Serviced office provider Regus has revealed a deal with oil company Shell to trial drop in business lounges in a range of forecourts and motorway service stations across Europe.

Serviced office provider, i2 Office, have established their third location in the City of London.

As our financial, emotional and over indulgence fuelled hangovers begin to wear off, the arrival of 2012 can no longer be ignored. And as the sudden uptake in jogging and gym memberships reflects, people are planning (and promising) to make a change in 2012.

Welcoming in the New Year is often accompanied by the creation or renewal of well-intended resolutions. However, conceived at midnight on the 31st December - perhaps under the influence of a few too many glasses of fizz - these unrealistic pledges often don’t survive past the first week of January.

Having seen the volume of serviced office space secured in the UK rise by nearly 10% in 2011, office search specialist Chris Meredith outlines the 5 ways every business could benefit from choosing a serviced office solution.

It was recently announced that a Grade II Listed mansion in Brighton is due for a major facelift in 2012, making it a potential venue for offices of the future. And that got us wondering… which are our favourite historical office spaces around the UK?

Occupancy levels in Edinburgh offices appear to be experiencing a boost thanks to a new high-speed rail link to London.

A 10-storey hotel and office development in the centre of Leeds has been given the go ahead after approval from planning officers.

Today, with a decade of experience and a 100 strong team of professionals behind him, officebroker.com founder and Managing Director Jim Venables believes that 2012 is the time to acknowledge the value added by his company’s consultative approach to filling office space.