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Mayfair members’ club to turn offices in to a hotel

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OFFICES above a private members’ club in the heart of Mayfair are being turned in to a new luxury hotel. The Arts Club in Dover Street, London, has announced that it is converting the rooms on its second, third and … Continue reading

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Serviced office company leases space in Leadenhall Building

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AN INTERNATIONAL serviced office company has leased space in the soon-to-be-complete Leadenhall Building. Servcorp will occupy level thirty in the City of London skyscraper that has been labelled as the Cheesegrater. It’s the first single floor leasing in the 225m-tall … Continue reading

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Capita moves 1,000 staff to new City offices

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CAPITA is to move over one thousand employees to new offices in the City of London. The staff from the company’s Property and Infrastucture division, formerly known as Capita Symonds, will occupy the new HQ in the Square Mile. The … Continue reading

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Aberdeen offices named after Olympic gold medallist

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A NEW four storey office development in Aberdeen will be known as Grainger House, taking its name from Scottish rower Kathleen Grainger. The £5million development will be built on South Esplanade West, alongside the River Dee where Grainger trained. The … Continue reading

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L&G buys Aberdeen offices

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LEGAL & General’s Managed Property Fund has paid out over £50million for an Aberdeen office block. The acquisition of Union Plaza office development from Union Plaza Limited Partnership, which is owned by the original developer – the Stewart Milne Group, … Continue reading

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Birmingham councillors back new 13-storey office building

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COUNCILLORS in Birmingham have today backed plans for a brand new thirteen-storey office building in the city. The new office block at 2 Cornwall Street will sit on the corner of Livery Street, close to the city’s Snow Hill railway … Continue reading

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News Corp signs 30 year lease at “baby shard”

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NEWS Corp has announced that it has signed a thirty year lease at The Place at London Bridge. The seventeen-storey building which offers 430,000 sq ft of space has been nick-named the “baby Shard” as it sits next to the … Continue reading

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