The shift to hybrid working and the need to cut running costs have prompted Hertfordshire County Council to propose transferring staff from its County Hall office.
The shift to hybrid working has left North Somerset Council’s primary office mostly empty, and the authority is considering demolishing the building to make way for a new housing development.
Leicester City Council is set to place three office buildings for sale or lease after the rise of hybrid working left the properties surplus to requirements.
Hybrid working arrangements will allow East Hampshire District Council to downsize its office, costing £1.7m but with the promise of saving nearly twice that in the coming decade.
An English council could sell off some of its offices for redevelopment after flexible working arrangements and years of staff cuts left them surplus to requirements.
Durham County Council is set to sell a new £50m office which it has not yet occupied, to help reduce costs as the authority moves to more flexible working.
Cambridgeshire County Council has hinted that a function room intended to host full council meetings at a new £18m office could restrict disabled access and put members' personal safety at risk....