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British Land announces sale of London office building

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Offices.org.uk

DEVELOPER British Land has announced the £144 million sale of an office building in London’s SW1. The buyer of ten-storey 39 Victoria Street is Singaporean property company Ho Bee Land. The building, bought by British Land in 2009 for £40 … Continue reading →

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Developer proposes turning iconic Millbank to flats

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Offices.org.uk

PLANS have been unveiled to turn the iconic Millbank office tower in London in to a residential development. The 50-year-old skyscraper, the tallest in London when it was built, would be extended upwards to include three extra floors with a … Continue reading →

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Facebook increases London office presence

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Offices.org.uk

SOCIAL media giant Facebook is reported to have further increased its presence in London with the leasing of new office space. The Evening Standard has reported that Facebook has signed a deal to take all 34,000 square feet of space … Continue reading →

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Cheesegrater remedial works to cost engineers £6million

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Offices.org.uk

STEEL specialist Severfield has revealed it will spend £6million on remedial work at the Leadenhall Building in the City of London. Two bolts fell from the 225-metre tall skyscaper, known as the Cheesegrater, last November. In January, a third bolt … Continue reading →

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Office & hotel redevelopment in Southwark approved

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Offices.org.uk

LOCAL councillors have given the go-ahead to a new mixed use office space and hotel redevelopment in Southwark. The decision, made last night by the local council’s Planning Committee, will see a new six storey, 192-bed hotel built in Blackfriars … Continue reading →

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More tenants announced at the Leadenhall Building

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Offices.org.uk

100,000 SQ FT of new lettings at the Leadenhall Building in the City of London have been announced this morning. The newly-revealed tenants are leading insurer and reinsurer Brit insurance, spanish bank Banco Sabadell, and Edinburgh-based asset management firm Kames … Continue reading →

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London to get popup office built in the canopy of a tree

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Offices.org.uk

A TEMPORARY co-working space built in the canopy of a tree is to open this summer in London. The pop-up tree office in trendy Hoxton Square will accommodate up to eight people and have its own wireless internet. TREExOFFICE has … Continue reading →

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London’s West End still most expensive place for office space

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Offices.org.uk

AN annual international office survey has shown that London’s West End remains the most expensive place in the world for desk space. The research by DTZ, published yesterday, says that the West End of London is now almost a third more … Continue reading →

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Knight Frank: South east vacancy rates lowest since 2001

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Offices.org.uk

Vacancy rates for office space in the south east are at their lowest since 2001. The research by Knight Frank says that availability within the M25 was down 13% in the first quarter of 2015 compared to a year earlier. The M25 … Continue reading →

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Soho office building taken over by squatters

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Offices.org.uk

AN OFFICE building in the heart of London’s Soho has been taken over by squatters who plan to create a “hub for homeless people.” The building in Frith Street was formerly the head office of digital agency Reading Room but was … Continue reading →

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