June 2013

It is remarkably easy to think of London as its own financial bubble, a micro-economy, and a property market with its own rules and exceptions. The banking and financial centre of the UK, and the focus of UK and international investment, for obvious reasons the capital is usually examined on...

That once stalwart of the City, the financial institution, looks like it may be leaving home. Indications from a recent CBRE survey are that banks are looking to reduce overheads as well as raise capital, and moving out of the City into lower-cost areas may be the answer. 

Amongst the many interesting and valuable items being exhibited over the next couple of weeks at the annual Olympia International Art and Antiques Fair is a silver serving dish commissioned by Admiral Nelson using a £500 reward that had been presented to him by Lloyds Coffee House after his 1798...

The Shell Centre, situated on London’s ever popular South Bank has now received planning approval for its redevelopment. The plan is to completely transform the 1.45million sq ft of tired 1960’s office space. The site will provide new offices for Shell as well as providing office space for other businesses,...

London’s Finsbury Square is to see one of its buildings, the landmark Alphabeta, fully refurbished with the intention of offering 220,000 square feet of space to companies in the creative, technology and media sectors.  The office block, also known as Triton Court, will provide A1 restaurant and retail space on...

Aldgate is fast becoming the latest part of the City fringe to undertake major regeneration, not only to the residential sector but also the commercial sector, in particular in terms of offices. The rise of the TMT age has seen Shoreditch and Clerkenwell rents soar, with some offices achieving up...

Huge online retailer Amazon revealed that they have signed a lease for new offices in Holborn Viaduct located between Chancery Lane and St Pauls. The move will see hundreds of staff move into the new project at 60 Holborn Viaduct where Amazon has taken 210,000 square feet of new office...

Amazon is set to make the news once again – but this time for its decision to relocate a great proportion of its staff from the current offices in Slough to a new central London offices. It is understood that Amazon’s intention is to provide more space for their current...