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EMA signs deal with Canary Wharf Group for London office space

AUTHOR | Amy Edwards @ August 10, 2011 10:28 am | Comments (0)

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...)

London sees an increase in overseas investors

AUTHOR | Amy Edwards @ July 22, 2011 2:12 pm | Comments (0)

Increase in overseas investors for London office space.

Positive commercial property investment figures for City of London. New figures from property experts Jones Lang LaSalle show that overseas investors have increased the amount of money they spend on London office space. Statistics show that buyers from overseas have increased their spend by 25% in H1 this year. Overall overseas buyers have invested in around £3.1 billion worth of office space in Central London during H1. This subsequently accounts for 57% of the complete office investment volumes in London itself. According to Jones Lang  LaSalle this also represents a 25% increase on the figures seen in the first six months of last year. (more...)