News – Deals – Market
Net Effective Rents for Prime London Offices Approach Pre-pandemic Levels
A fall in rent free periods being offered across the London office market have led to net effective rents rising [...]
WeWork Shares Continue to Slide
WeWork Inc stated last week that it had received a non-compliance notice from the New York Stock Exchange, due to [...]
Green Light for £50m Central London Offices Refurb
Planning permission has been granted at 21 Bloomsbury Street for the refurbishment of these 86,000 sq ft Central London offices. [...]
Central London Office Investment Bounce Back
Central London investment has rebounded in the first quarter of 2023 following the lowest levels of investment on record. This [...]
Q2 Office Sales Value Downturn
The office market is forecast to see a fall in sales values over the next quarter whilst rents are expected [...]
Capco and Shaftesbury complete £3.5bn merger
Capital & Counties and Shaftesbury have completed their £3.5bn all-share merger to form Shaftesbury Capital. This new company will dominate the Soho [...]
Landsec Secures Consent for Southwark Offices
Landsec has gained consent for the redevelopment of Red Lion Court, Bankside, part of a one million square foot development [...]
TfL picks Helical for Central London Offices Developments
Transport for London has chosen listed London developer Helical as its preferred investment partner for its commercial office portfolio across [...]
Segro Swings to £2 Billion Loss in 2022 Due to Valuation Write-Downs
Logistics Developer and Investor Sees no End to Strong Rental Growth Segro reported a £2 billion pre-tax loss for 2022 [...]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marked ‘new era for real estate’
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine signalled a new era for commercial real estate, as the end of the low interest rate [...]
The New Puzzle for Office Owners to Solve: The 4-Day Workweek
Following the mass adoption of hybrid work, there's a potential new change to the way companies work and the amount [...]
Beds on Top of Sheds is London’s New Residential and Logistics Strategy
A combination of beds and sheds has long been the investment strategy of choice for investors who want a share in what have been the two best-performing [...]
Overheard in Bow Wine Vaults
Wonderful Spam!
Wonderful Spam! Okay - granted you need to be of a certain age to remember the above scene from Monty [...]
Fore! (well two for now)
Fore! (well two for now) On Friday 7th July Mr Close and I will be hosting a fourball at The [...]
The Ambassador’s Party
The Ambassador’s Party? Whilst tapping away in the corner of the office on a new section for our website I [...]
Failed Test
Failed your Test This week its Mr F’s turn again to flag some marketing of note We can assure you [...]
What’s a Business Expert
What’s a Business Expert? Ed is not sure really as the question is somewhat vague. If you ask it very [...]
Regus now looks even more attractive
Regus now looks even more attractive? WTF - really? And to whom? My mind drifts back to the early years [...]
That’s All Folks
…or not quite, as US giant appoints JLL to sublet circa 200,000 sq ft at Warner House, Theobalds Road and [...]
What’s Your Take?
What's Your Take? According to that reliable source of credible information, unsolicited email, January and February saw "record office take-up [...]
Got 125 Bar to Spend?
Got 125 Bar to Spend? We are all party to receiving various sales propositions via email and sometimes we do [...]
Chilli Sauce with that Sir?
Chilli Sauce with that Sir? It has come to the editor’s notice that our very own Andy Close will be [...]
But it’s not Black and White
But it’s not Black and White “With 75% of the £500bn UK retail market still dependent on shops, it’s not [...]