August 2013

The first half of 2013 has seen take-up from Law firms hit the highest level since 2008. This week saw the latest law firm to acquire office space in the City, with Field Fisher Waterhouse acquiring 80,000 sq. ft. of office space in Riverbank House. According to the latest figures...

The area popular with the TMT sector, Shoreditch, is set to see a new development by British Land, following a successful bid by the company for the project. The company has contracted with the City of London Corporation in the form of an option agreement and, subject to an amended...

Recent figures involving residential property values appear to be affecting the picture of house prices in the UK as a whole. Much as the commercial property conditions in the capital cannot be viewed alongside the UK-wide commercial property market, the residential situation, driven – like the commercial sector – by...

Part of London’s attractiveness to overseas investors is the relative simplicity involved in property investment in the UK. The legal system in terms of property acquisition and ownership is easy to understand and navigate while strict rules involving the registration of property at the Land Registry mean that deeds are...

Morgan Pryce has recently completed the acquisition of 5,000 sq. ft. office space in the heart of Waterloo. Morgan Pryce acted on behalf of a large charity that is currently located in Victoria.

This government scheme is designed to tackle the under supply of housing in Britain. Essentially under new planning regulations converting B1 office spaces into residential units without the previous requirement of obtaining special change of use permission.  Previously it was mandatory to obtain such planning permission, which was a long...

An opportunity has been provided to some of the UK’s top architects to design the new headquarters for the Metropolitan Police. And for the organisation itself, the chance to rebrand also lies behind the decision to relocate.