Firms in London CBD quietly starting to rent large offices again

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LONDON'S pandemic-struck office market is crawling back to life. A slew of large companies, from Netflix to Morgan Stanley, are in the process of undertaking big office moves that show demand for the biggest and best buildings is recovering from lockdown lows. Read more at The Business Times.

"There is a scarcity of large modern office space," Bloomberg Intelligence senior analyst Sue Munden said."This may be encouraging large occupiers to secure space now, despite the uncertainties around remote working."That is because developers were already taking a cautious approach to new speculative projects in the past four years due to Brexit uncertainty.

The number of new office developments starting in the city of London fell almost 60 per cent in the six months till September, Deloitte Real Estate data showed. There are also growing signs that investors have noticed. KKR & Co has bought a stake in London office developer Great Portland Estates, while Brookfield Asset Management has built up its stake in British Land Co this year to become its largest shareholder, Bloomberg data showed.

 

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