July 2014

Predictions arising from research carried out by CBRE indicate that changes in legislation on the other side of the world could have a real impact on the commercial property markets in Europe and the USA. 

The Coca-Cola company has used an office move as an excuse to entirely redesign its workplace interiors.  Having been based for the last 15 years in Hammersmith, Coca-Cola has now relocated to Wimpole Street in central London. The new office space, which is housed in a building dating from the...

London’s Crossrail, due to open in 2018/2019, is the largest infrastructure project Europe has ever seen. It will increase capacity and connectivity which in turn will encourage regeneration and new development in the areas surrounding the 40 stations it passes through (with 10 new stations being built). It connects also...

5 years ago, Shoreditch only existed to the very edgy, cool start up tech firms who wanted to be positioned outside the norm of Soho and the surrounding areas. Shoreditch was very much a fringe market where you could acquire Warehouse styled office buildings for next to nothing. 5 years...

The SE1 office leasing market continues to tighten as occupiers struggle to find suitable space in the area. Many are being priced out as rents continue to grow as supply continues to shrink. Southwark, London Bridge and the surrounding areas have become increasingly popular for a number of reasons; firstly...

The influence of Asia on the London commercial property market is continuing, with India following where China has led in investing in the UK capital’s property.  Indiabulls Real Estate is the third large investment by an Indian company within less than a year. 

A persistent faith in the London economy, and specifically the London commercial (and residential) property market, has become entrenched over the last couple of years.  When the events of 2007 and 2008 occurred, no one could have predicted how the capital, nor the UK as a whole would react, or...