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Central London offices saw a boost in comparison to the rest of the UK in December

AUTHOR | Amy Edwards @ January 16, 2012 12:09 pm | Comments (0)

Central London offices see a boost in take-up for Q4.

The West End in particular has seen a boost in investment. Office space take-up in Central London is said to have reached a preliminary total of 3m sq ft in the final quarter of 2011, up an impressive 12% on the previous year. Q4 was the best performing part of the year being the only time that the amount of take-up exceeded the ten year quarterly average of 2.9m sq ft, however based on a year-on-year basis take-up was 4.6m sq ft lower than last year and 1.6m sq ft lower than the ten year average. (more...)

London offices could face 2012 difficulty as leases expire

AUTHOR | Amy Edwards @ January 6, 2012 12:00 pm | Comments (0)

Lease expiration and clause breakage may lead to office space difficulty this year.

Companies are expected to relocate and downsize whilst rents are expected to have a strong value. Many companies will have the option of downsizing the amount of office space that they lease in 2012 as many of their leases expire. According to predictions by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), there is 6.2m sq ft of office space in Central London that is set to expire or experience a break clause this year as companies seek more cost effective ways of meeting their property needs. (more...)

West End London office space purchased by APM

AUTHOR | Amy Edwards @ February 18, 2011 10:10 am | Comments (0)

APM expands its London office portfolio.

London office space has been acquired by APM Property Consultants. APM Property Consultants has expanded its presence in Central and West End London with the addition of a new office to its portfolio. The firm have acquired Saunders House in Ealing Broadway which brings the company's overall total amount office space to 200,000 square feet across the UK. (more...)