June 20, 2012
Recent letting activity in west London has brought some much needed confidence to the south east office market where take up levels were down 50% in Q1 2012 compared to the same period in the previous year. The region’s biggest boost has come from engineering company Aker, which has agreed Read More
May 21, 2012
The Thames Valley office market has been given a shot in the arm with news that Allergan, the US pharmaceutical company, has circulated a requirement for a new headquarters in the region. It is understood that the company, which is currently based in Marlow International in Marlow is looking for Read More
May 14, 2012
Bray Fox Smith has won mandates to market three significant schemes in the West London and Thames Valley markets bringing forward 170,000 sq ft of offices. In Maidenhead Rockspring, RREEF and Bell Hammer have appointed Bray Fox Smith alongside Cushman & Wakefield to market their 66,655 sq ft speculative office Read More
May 3, 2012
Commercial property agent Bray Fox Smith has strengthened its national agency team by recruiting a senior member of staff and opening a northern office in Leeds to cover the region. Former King Sturge agent Jonathan Gale has joined Bray Fox Smith to open the office which will be located at Read More
April 2, 2012
Bray Fox Smith, the London and South east office and industrial agency, has appointed Richard Harding as a partner. Harding who has over 20 years experience in South East office agency joins from DTZ where he was a senior director and head of South East Office Agency. He worked previously Read More
January 28, 2012
Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion may soon be leaving its home in Slough as it launches a search for a new 120,000 sq ft European headquarters in the Thames Valley. The Canada-based company is keen to consolidate its UK personnel into a single office building and is considering new-build and Read More
January 6, 2012
Legal & General has got the south east office market off to a flying start to 2012 by agreeing a deal with long-time Croydon occupier Nestle. L&G has agreed a 20-year lease with the confectionery giant at its 1 City Place in Crawley ending Croydon council’s dreams to keeping the Read More
November 28, 2011
The Thames Valley office market received an early Christmas present this week with a double letting boost in Reading. In the larger deal online retail payment group CyberSource has leased 20,000 sq ft at Reading International Business Park near junction 11 of the M4 on the edge of the town. Read More
November 24, 2011
Oil giant BP has exchanged contracts with Scottish Widows to base its 68,000 sq ft headquarters at New Square, Bedfont Lakes, near Heathrow, in what is a major confidence boost for the south west London office market. BP will take buildings one, five and seven on the business park on Read More
October 4, 2011
Investor demand for industrial property in the south east of England has been highlighted with Legal & General buying six London industrial estates from Segro for £38.2m. L & G has bought the estates, in Park Royal, Poyle, Haringey and Poplar and which total 450,000 sq ft, at a net Read More