Westminster council spurns property developers in battle for office space December 16, 2014 Westminster council has dealt a blow to the city's property developers eager for a slice of the expensive central London borough. It's begun a consultation on planning policies which will require developers who want to covert offices into homes to replace the lost work space. The move aims to stop a recent trend which has [...]
Google, Pinterest, Innocent and Microsoft: Who has one of the 10 best office spaces to work worldwide in 2015 December 16, 2014 Do you think your office is top drawer or a bit of a dive? Knight Frank has compiled a list of what it claims to be the 10 best offices in the world – and three of them are in London. But are you in one of them? 10. Google Where: Central St Giles [...]
Why “ego appeal” has made office space in London’s skyscrapers the fourth-most expensive in the world September 24, 2014 If you want to rent an office in one of the City's trendy skyscrapers, it's going to cost you. At an average of $2,400 (£1,467) per sq ft, London's high-rise office space is the fourth-most expensive in the world, according to a report published today – just behind Hong Kong, Tokyo and Manhattan. According to [...]
Tech firms grab the most office space in London’s Square Mile March 17, 2014 TECHNOLOGY, media and telecoms (TMT) firms have stepped up their presence in the Square Mile after taking up almost of a quarter of all office space lettings in the City last year, figures out today show. According to research for the City of London by property agents JLL and DTZ, tech firms snapped up 1m [...]
Media firms double demand for office space on the Southbank September 15, 2013 BOOMING demand from the media industry is set to double take-up of office space along London’s Southbank this year, according to new research from estate agent Knight Frank. Nearly 700,000 square feet (sq ft) of office space has been acquired on the Southbank in 2013 so far. Major leasing deals this year include News Corp, [...]