January 2017

With the recent vote to leave the EU and the election of Donald Trump in the United States, many companies may be considering how political changes will affect them over the coming years.

With every year that passes, more and more of London’s property is auctioned off to the highest bidder, usually a foreign company or wealthy family. Over the last six years, more than £100bn of property in London has been sold, with many Londoners expressing differing opinions on the advantages and...

With the start of a new year, we can ask ourselves; what is expected for the property market in 2017? Many companies are starting the new year with an air of optimism regarding the commercial office market.

In an effort to raise capital and reduce the proportion of taxpayer ownership, Lloyds Bank has agreed two large deals to sell off high-street bank branches.

With the pressure of the new near looming, the two weeks before Christmas saw a surge of take-up in office space across London. Occupiers are usually very keen to have their new office organised before starting the new year and make quick decisions before Christmas, and 2016 was no exception....

Morgan Pryce has just completed on 6,500 sq ft of prime space in Euston, NW1. The deal, carried out by agents Sally Pillow and Andrew Ingram, was on behalf of a prominent FinTech company and was completed at £54 per sq ft with 15 months secured on a 10-year term,...

Igal Ahouvi, an Israeli investor well-known within the UK property market - most notably for owning a majority stake in the Hilton portfolio of 16 hotels, bought back in 2005 - has re-entered trading after a five-year absence. The hiatus was likely related to the loss made when his partnership...

Serviced office giant WeWork has taken over 55,000 sq ft at the newly refurbished International House from Blackstone. International House offers 215,000 sq ft at St Katherine Docks and, following the recent lettings to IT training provider QA and the deal with WeWork, the building is now 93% occupied; there...

Oxford Properties is a global real estate owner, investor, developer and property manager, estab-lished in 1960. It has offices in Canada, the USA and Europe, and interests in office, retail, industrial, residential and hotel properties. Notable assets include the Leadenhall Building in London and The Royal Bank Plaza in Ontario,...