EMA signs deal with Canary Wharf Group for London office space

EMA signs leasing contract with the Canary Wharf Group.

Office space in Canary Wharf to be leased by the European Medicines Agency.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced that it is to lease new office space in Canary Wharf, London. The medical firm will move into office space within a 20-storey tower owned by property specialists Canary Wharf Group. The property is still in development and is not yet ready for tenants. This arrangement is one of the largest leasing deals in recent times for the Canary Wharf area.

EMA are to lease 250,000 square feet of office space in the office tower, which is almost half the available space. The commercial property is to be located at 25 Churchill place and still has office space available for leasing. EMA have leased space within the building on a long term 25 year lease for £56.60 a square foot.  Construction on the office building is expected to begin later this year. The entire development is expected to be complete by 2015, which is also the date that EMA has set to move in. (more…)

JP Morgan may abandon plans for London headquarters in Canary Wharf due to British banking regulations

Doubts have been cast over the future of the London headquarters of financial services firm JP Morgan, which is currently under construction in Canary Wharf.

The company has raised concerns over the economic climate of the capital and the lack of government support for the financial industry. According to The Telegraph, the firm is reviewing it’s plans and is close to cancelling it’s London office project.  (more…)