October 11, 2010
Following on from BAM Properties’s decision to make a speculative start on an office building in Chiswick, Rockspring Property Investment Managers is also about to take the plunge. In Uxbridge, it is planning an 80,000 sq ft office scheme with construction due to start next March with completion in 2014. Read More
October 1, 2010
Global IT giant Microsoft has capped a deal which illustrates who has the whip hand in the Thames Valley office market.
October 1, 2010
Television Versioning & Translation has taken office space in IVGs The Building in Chiswick.
September 24, 2010
US real estate investor/developer Hines launched its new West End office building One Grafton Street today with a quoting rent of £97.50 a sq ft, a record for Mayfair in this part of the property cycle. The 26,702 sq ft office-led development comprises six floors of top spec offices with Read More
September 23, 2010
German fund manager Deka has placed a part let office building under offer to Danmerc, an overseas buyer for £42 million. The deal highlights once again the strong appetite for West End investments, where rents are predicted to rise significantly on the back of buoyant demand and short supply.
September 23, 2010
MEPC has secured a double office letting at its Chineham Park in Basingstoke, once again proving that the business park reigns supreme in the north Hampshire town. IT company Micro P has taken 17,500 sq ft on the scheme’s Elmwood complex while Sanden International is moving from the next door Read More
September 23, 2010
One of Croydon’s largest office occupiers is considering a move. Nestle, which employs almost 1000 staff, feels its St Georges House office block has outlived its usefulness. Previously the food giant was keen to stay in the borough but there is increasing speculation that is moving to east London.
September 16, 2010
Exemplar Properties is to partner Rio Tinto in redeveloping the mining giant’s former HQ in central London’s St James’s Square. Run by the dynamic duo of Clive Bush and Dan van Gelder, Exemplar plans to create a high quality residential and office building that will hit the market at just Read More
September 15, 2010
Bray Fox Smith has been appointed to market the Gainsborough office building at Houghton Hall Office Park in Dunstable. The building offers potential occupiers the last available chance to become part of the successful 35 acre business park, joining other companies such as Whitbread & Gemini Consultants. More details on Read More
September 6, 2010
It may only be early September but the portents for the next few months look promising for the M4 office market. After a quiet summer period three important announcements have set a positive tone for the sector – a letting confirmed, a spec start, and a major step forward at Read More