One of the largest business parks in the UK is set to be sold for nearly £500m to a private equity group. Blackstone, the private equity investors are aiming to sign off a deal worth £480m to purchase the 1.8m … Continue reading
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Plans have been submitted for a major refurbishment of a large office tower in the City of London. Plans were submitted in December for a complete renovation of the One Angel Court (pictured) site in Throgmorton Street and Copthall Street … Continue reading
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A large office complex in central London has been sold in a multi-million pound deal announced to the stock market yesterday. The Bishops Square offices building has been sold by Bishops Square Holdings Limited, a 25:75 joint venture between Hammerson … Continue reading
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The social media website, Twitter, has been looking at London office space according to news reports. The Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday that executives from the San Francisco-based company were in London looking at potential locations for their new European Headquarters. … Continue reading
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A huge new office development for investment bank, UBS, in the City of London has been submitted to local planners. Developers British Land Company PLC and the Blackstone Group have jointly put forward the scheme at 5 Broadgate which would … Continue reading
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SERVICED office provider, i2 Office, has appointed a new Executive Director. Nick Wentworth-Stanley has joined the company having had a successful career within the Lloyds insurance market where he was CEO of Hampden Agencies Ltd, the largest members’ agency at … Continue reading
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A renovation and refurbishment programme has commenced on a large, mixed-use building in the heart of London. Property developers Land Securities have started work on their office and retail building at 123 Victoria Street, SW1. This quickly follows the granting … Continue reading
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The former offices of the Conservative Party in London’s Smith Square have been taken over by the European Commission. Around 60 EU workers will be based in the offices which will also represent the European Parliament. The European Commission purchased … Continue reading
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Bloomberg, the global financial data and news supplier, is to build a new HQ in the City of London according to reports. The company is set to build its new European headquarters at the site of Bucklersbury House in Walbrook, … Continue reading
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Revised plans for two office buildings in Hammersmith, London are expected to be discussed at a forthcoming planning meeting. Developers Development Securities and architects BFLS submitted revised plans for the speculative Hammersmith Grove mixed-use development at the end of August, … Continue reading
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