The COVID-19 pandemic upended business as we knew it, leaving all and sundry floundering and wondering how we would cope. One of the most significant mitigations — remote working — became a corporate fad for many companies in London. Employees embraced working from home enthusiastically. Bosses liked it, too, for the most part, because home working allowed businesses to continue operations during the pandemic. 

Some still clutched their pearls, won...