Central London office lettings in October 2018
Central London office lettings in October 2018 reached just over 1.3m sq ft from 55 mid-large size office transactions (5,000 sq ft+) during the month. The October 2018 figure exceeds the current monthly London average of 1m sq ft.
October was characterised by 19 office deals over 20,000 sq ft, which were led by the McCann World Group’s 135,000 sq ft pre-let at 135 Bishopsgate, EC2 along with TP ICAP; BGC Partners signed for 129,000 sq ft at 5 Churchill Place, E14; Axa IM took a 65,000 sq ft pre-let at 22 Bishopsgate, EC3 and DAC Beachcroft took 50,000 sq ft at Walbrook Building, EC4.
Financial services topped the table of lettings by sector, compiled by Metropolis, underpinned by the TP ICAP and BGC Partners deals. This was followed by media led by lettings to McCann and TNS. Insurance, professional and business services were also well represented. Office deals ‘under offer’ in central London remained at 3.8m sq ft, and pending deal volumes are healthy in nearly all sub-markets, with a number of deals pending.
By area, the City accounted for 58pc of the office floorspace let in October 2018 at 750,000 sq ft. The West End saw 140,000 sq ft of take-up. Midtown contributed 100,000 sq ft of lettings and Docklands 130,000 sq ft. Current London office demand is calculated to be around 3.7m sq ft in the City and 3.2m sq ft in the West End.
The volume of grade A (newly built or refurbished office space) let during the month, reached a healthy 555,000 sq ft sq ft (43% of the monthly total), as transactions for new space resumed their recent strong showing. Availability is dominated by secondhand space in all London markets.
Metropolis research is currently monitoring 630 ‘live’ London requirements, with deals for space of up to 1.6m sq ft due to sign in the next few months.
Cityoffices is close to completing on its autumn ‘Skyline Survey’ in London. Further details of office scheme planning applications and consents, with scheme by scheme detail are listed on the Cityoffices.net website. Details on Metropolis and the Cityoffices database from Andy King at andy@metroinfo.co.uk
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Central London office lettings in October 2018
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Central London office lettings in October 2018 reached just over 1.3m sq ft from 55 mid-large size office transactions (5,000 sq ft+) during the month. The October 2018 figure exceeds the current monthly London average of 1m sq ft.
October was characterised by 19 office deals over 20,000 sq ft, which were led by the McCann World Group’s 135,000 sq ft pre-let at 135 Bishopsgate, EC2 along with TP ICAP; BGC Partners signed for 129,000 sq ft at 5 Churchill Place, E14; Axa IM took a 65,000 sq ft pre-let at 22 Bishopsgate, EC3 and DAC Beachcroft took 50,000 sq ft at Walbrook Building, EC4.
Financial services topped the table of lettings by sector, compiled by Metropolis, underpinned by the TP ICAP and BGC Partners deals. This was followed by media led by lettings to McCann and TNS. Insurance, professional and business services were also well represented. Office deals ‘under offer’ in central London remained at 3.8m sq ft, and pending deal volumes are healthy in nearly all sub-markets, with a number of deals pending.
By area, the City accounted for 58pc of the office floorspace let in October 2018 at 750,000 sq ft. The West End saw 140,000 sq ft of take-up. Midtown contributed 100,000 sq ft of lettings and Docklands 130,000 sq ft. Current London office demand is calculated to be around 3.7m sq ft in the City and 3.2m sq ft in the West End.
The volume of grade A (newly built or refurbished office space) let during the month, reached a healthy 555,000 sq ft sq ft (43% of the monthly total), as transactions for new space resumed their recent strong showing. Availability is dominated by secondhand space in all London markets.
Metropolis research is currently monitoring 630 ‘live’ London requirements, with deals for space of up to 1.6m sq ft due to sign in the next few months.
Cityoffices is close to completing on its autumn ‘Skyline Survey’ in London. Further details of office scheme planning applications and consents, with scheme by scheme detail are listed on the Cityoffices.net website. Details on Metropolis and the Cityoffices database from Andy King at andy@metroinfo.co.uk
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