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London Remains Europe’s Top Investment Destination

Commercial Real Estate transactions in Q3 have grown 3% to £11.5bn compared to last year, according to MSCI. London was the top European destination for investment at the end of September, despite a 22% fall in investment from the same period last year.

London Remains Europe’s Top Investment Destination2025-11-01T09:34:46+00:00

Central London office deals up by over 25% on last quarter

Central London leasing deals rose by 28% in the second quarter, dominated by financial services deals of over 100,000 sq ft, according to CBRE, with take-up in key markets reaching 2.9m sq ft.

Central London office deals up by over 25% on last quarter2025-08-01T08:52:56+00:00

Couse does “Deal of his Life”

Couse does "Deal of his Life"   It’s official - He is married! A fantastic send off at The Tower of London back in the spring sunshine after dinner in Royal Fusiliers HQ. Deal was signed in The Chapel of St John’s. Much money was changing hands back in the offices at Heyford Masons as various bets were laid off!

Couse does “Deal of his Life”2025-07-30T12:57:11+00:00

Why is total new-build office space completing outside London in 2025 so low?

According to analysis from Knight Frank there is circa 613,000 sq ft new-build office accommodation completing outside of London this year, of which around 370,000 sq ft remains available. This figure seems astonishly low. Is this down to construction costs, lack of demand, high proportion of refurbs…?

Why is total new-build office space completing outside London in 2025 so low?2025-06-30T11:20:16+00:00

Buy-to-rent schemes up by 40% in Q1

Build-to-rent investment in Q1 totalled £735.3m, with investment into the sector up by almost 40% compared with the same period 2024.

Buy-to-rent schemes up by 40% in Q12025-04-23T13:52:31+00:00

We loved these…

We loved this bit of totally whacky marketing from Casita Furniture and hats off to Alicia Ferrier Escusol, whomsoever you may be.  If you are going to engage in email marketing you need to engage your audience and subject of email; The Most Loved People in London - Landlords and Agencies did it for our Mr F So, first hurdle - its been opened Straight into the introduction of My Landlord is the Best mag and we are reading on…     According to the latest issue of My Landlord is the Best magazine, landlords and agencies are officially London’s most cherished individuals. Who could argue with that, especially when you’ve managed to make the annual rent renewal feel like a thrilling lottery win for tenants? Bravo!   Since you’re clearly on top of the world, why not indulge in a little more adoration? We’re here to help you continue your reign of excellence with furniture that’ll make [...]

We loved these…2024-12-11T15:07:34+00:00

Brookfield looks to sell Citypoint tower

Canadian asset manager, Brookfield, has put London’s Citypoint tower up for sale with a price tag thought to be around £500m.  This represents the biggest test yet of the UK capital’s office market after a two-year downturn and comes as Brookfield faces a deadline on about £460mn of debt secured on the 36-storey building

Brookfield looks to sell Citypoint tower2024-12-11T15:07:34+00:00

AXA Plans New EC3 Tower

AXA IM have now lodged an environmental impact assessment report with the City of London Corporation on 1980s offices at Camomile Court and 63 St Mary Axe, EC3

AXA Plans New EC3 Tower2024-12-11T15:07:34+00:00
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