May 2014

KMPG has just agreed the pre-let of the new Grosvenor building in London’s Mayfair. This deal represents the highest rent achieved since Temasek, a Singaporean company who paid £130 psf for the top two floors at 23 King Street in September when they took 8,400 sq. ft. of space from...

London is not the only city seeing consistent growth, particularly in property investment. Germany has also experienced the highest volumes of investment since 2007, according to recent figures. The deals in Germany account for nearly half of Europe’s commercial property investments, with home-grown deals involving German buyers amounting to almost...

London’s international investment does not only take the form of funding of construction or the purchase of skyscrapers by Middle Eastern or Asian wealth funds. The capital also continues to see new offices opening as companies based elsewhere in the world expand into the UK market by way of a...

The strike between Monday and Wednesday of this week showed how quickly parts of the capital could be thrown into chaos and yet many of the city’s commuters responded by a determination to approach their day as normal and face the inconvenience and queues. The strikes by London Underground workers/members...

Providing a stimulating yet relaxing workplace can be one of the best ways for an employer to retain their staff, and this has been recognised by a recent awards ceremony by the British Council. The London winners will go forward to the British Council’s ‘Best of the Best’ awards. The...