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Council Seeks to Save on London Office Rental Rates with Sales Bid
In the wake of plans to slash council budgets up and down the country, Southwark Council's intention to buy their currently leased London offices for £150m might seem a little extravagant. But in reality, considering Lo...
Flexible Serviced Offices in Mayfair Face Remarkably High Demand
Mayfair has always held a strong appeal for businesses looking for prestigious flexible office space in London. And it seems that demand is continuing to rise at pace if the rate of new flexible, serviced offices in Mayf...
Land Values Rise With Higher Returns than London Office Rents
Commercial property developers in London could earn more from land appreciation than from renting London office space – as land values across the capital begin to increase.
Savills Helps Great Portland Estates Fill London Offices to Let in W1
Property broker Savills has agreed to pre-let the remaining space within London offices to let on Margaret Street. The agreement means Great Portland Estates has now successfully pre-let all space within the building wh...
Olympics Leads to Flexible Office Space Options as UK Internet Slows
A greater use of smartphone technologies and social media platforms will put an added strain on internet connections during the Olympic Games in London. Some firms have even resorted to introducing flexible office spac...
THECUBE Commercial Office Space in London Encourages Collaboration
A unique experiment is being trialled in London. Shared commercial office space in London's East End could herald an interesting approach to problem solving by bringing together everyone from different businesses, whe...
Crown Estate reveal £400 Million Plans Including Offices to Rent in London
The Crown Estate has revealed plans to transform three sites in St James's. The £400 million project will create around 300,000 sq ft of mixed use accommodation, including 200,000 sq ft of offices to rent in London's W...
New Offices for Rent in London: PNB Acquires Two Properties for £500m
Malaysian fund management company PNB has acquired offices for rent in London through two properties from KanAm. Permodalan Nasional Berhad now owns One Exchange Square and 90 High Holborn. Germa...
West End London Office Rental Rates are Worlds Second Most Expensive
London office rental rates named as second most expensive in the world, particularly the West End, according to Knight Frank. Hong Kong rents grew 28% in 2011 to knock the West End into second place.&nbs...
Office Space in the City of London: Employees Workstation Sizes Slashed
A new report shows the amount of office space in the City of London allotted for each worker has been slashed to just 10 sq. m. The DTZ study found space efficiency drives have led to a 7.3% drop in occupancy...