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King's Cross Central pre-let

City construction start

London Office Market – Special Report

St James's demolition start

Contractor appointed

Deal for new City scheme

Mitre Square latest

Change at No10

Shard to start

Victoria re-design

Victoria office application

Victoria application

Hammersmith scheme developer

Hammersmith plans

LDA & Kajima granted planning permission

Cricklewood redevelopment latest

Multiplex joins Cricklewood scheme

Residential conversion for Romney House

Sellar & CLS go next door

Canary vacancy rate rises

BBC gains consent for Portland Place

New base for Eurex

Baltic Exchange gains planning approval

Clifford Chance to take tower at Canary Wharf

Southwark Land Regeneration win Elephant

Passport Agency to transfer 300 staff.

January total up

Central London office lettings in January 2012 reached a healthy 850,000 sq ft. The total was underpinned by UBM's 103,000 sq ft pre-let of part of 240 Blackfriars Road in London, SE1. Other Grade A lettings included deals at Heron Tower, 200 Aldersgate Street and The Peak in Victoria. The Core saw 500,000 sq ft of deals compared to 350,000 sq ft in the fringe in a total of 40 transactions over 5,000 sq ft. - (15-02-2012)

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December lettings

December 2011 office lettings for central London reached 850,000 sq ft. The recent trend of deals migrating to the fringes, slowed this month with 72pc of transactions occuring in the core areas. This brought the yearly total to 8.7 million sq ft in lettings over 5,000 sq ft. - (27-01-2012)

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October London Office Deals

October 2011 office lettings in central London proved to be sluggish, with only just over 600,000 sq ft transacted in 36 deals over 5,000 sq ft. This total compares to over a million sq ft in September. The month was underpinned by an 87,000 sq ft letting to Deloitte in the City. Elsewhere, fringe areas saw almost as much activity as the core and lettings of Grade A space dropped. - (29-11-2011)

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March lettings fall back

Office lettings in Central London in March 2011 reached 700,000 sq ft, a little below recent monthly averages. Some 51 deals over 5,000 sq ft were reported. There was a fairly even split between the City and the West End with the biggest transaction the 112,000 sq ft letting to NBC Universal at Central St Giles. - (29-04-2011)

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February 2011 London lettings

Central London recorded just under 800,000 sq ft of office transactions in 60 medium/large deals in February 2011. Although the City had the largest share with 40% of space transacted, there were relatively few lettings of brand new grade A space. It was a quiet month for financial services with more space let to professional firms. - (18-03-2011)

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January take-up slips

Central London office take-up in January 2011 slipped a little to 700,000 sq ft, after a strong December. The City accounted for nearly half the monthly total, while grade A transactions only reached 135,000 sq ft. Major deals were signed with Kroll, Friends Provident and Chicago Mercantile. - (16-02-2011)

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Deals rise in September

Some 68 office deals over 5,000 sq ft were agreed in central London in September 2010. The total space let topped 1 million sq ft - one of the best months of the year so far. Over 276,000 sq ft of new transactions involved was new grade A space. Rents rose slightly. Leases averaged 9 years. - (14-10-2010)

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Lettings maintain momentum

Central London office lettings maintained their momentum in March 2010, with nearly 1.1m sq ft transacted. March was the fifth successive month when office take-up has topped 1m sq ft. The City accounted for nearly 500,000 sq ft, whilst a spate of large lettings around the NW1 postcode, in particular at British Land's Regent Place scheme, helped boost the west end. - (28-04-2010)

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Record breaking December

Research by Cityoffices reveals that a record-breaking 74 London office move deals over 5,000 sq ft were agreed in December 2009, totalling 1.8m sq ft. The City saw 800,000 sq ft of deals and Docklands saw 500,000 sq ft of lettings. Nearly 50% of transactions were for new Grade A space requiring extensive fit-out. Average rents were £40 psf and rent free periods averaged a little under two years. - (21-01-2010)

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NoHo no go!

CPC Group, the Candy & Candy venture, has transferred its equity and share in the NoHo Square development in Mortimer Street, London, W1, to Kaupthing, the Icelandic bank, which now has 100% of the project. The 1.3ha (3 acre) NoHo site was planned to be redeveloped as a 82,776 sq m (891,000 sq ft) as luxury apartments and 32,980 sq m (355,000 sq ft) of offices but the scheme may now be redesigned. Candy & Candy will cease to be development managers on the project. The site is now said to be worth £120m (down from £175m) and the bank may now sell the site or seek a new development partner. - (04-11-2008)

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Hammerson sale falls through

Hammerson has issued a statement on the London Stock Exchange to the effect that its deal to sell three office buildings to Fordgate, a private company, has fallen through. Fordate was to have paid around £122m for 21 Moorfields, London EC2, and Grant Thornton House and 40, Melton Street, Euston Square, NW1. Hammerson has said that it has "fulfilled the outstanding conditions" and that "the proposed purchaser has failed to complete the transaction in accordance with the contract". Hammerson has therefore terminated the contract and appears to be intending to retain Fordgate's deposit and seek redress. Fordgate has responded to Hammerson's statement saying it was "factually incorrect and libellous... No subsidiary of Fordgate Limited asn contracted to acquire the properties mentioned". - (26-11-2003)

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More tall stories needed

Yet another debate on tall buildings got going this week, this time in a UK-wide context. The urban affairs sub-committee of the Commons select committee on transport, local government and the regions, is to hold an inquiry into tall buildings. The committee will examine the role and location of tall buildings and consider if there should be a government policy on them. The inquiry will, in part, consider the role of tall buildings in providing office space for global companies. The committee will also look at impact on views and consider whether buildings should be located in clusters and the if any restrictions should be placed on location. If anyone is not too busy with the Heron Inquiry or the GLA tall buildings policy review then the deadline for inquiry submissions is 17 December. - (01-12-2001)

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Greycoat to win Paternoster Row site?

The site of Sheldon House at 1 Paternoster Row could be developed by Greycoat. Earlier this year the Sheldon House and Transept House sites, owned by HSBC, were put on the market at a price said to be around £25m. Greycoat is said to be the favorite to win the site from Pillar Property, Helical Bar and Development Securities. CCF Charterhouse originally planned to occupy the 9,500 sq m (102,000 sq ft) new build scheme but these plans were abandoned when the firm was taken over by HSBC and then sold to ING. - (06-08-2001)

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2 Millharbour deferred

Fidelity Investments Guardian Printworks scheme at 2 Millharbour in the Millennium Quarter in South Quay, London Docklands E14 was deferred by London Borough of Tower Hamlets for further information to be provided. The developer has agreed to provide Tower Hamlets with £23m in section 106 payments, primarily to be used for transport improvements. - (20-05-2001)

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BT to leave Newgate Street

British Telecom is to leave its purpose built 27,870 sq m (300,000 sq ft) headquarters building at Newgate Street, London EC1 in the next 12-18 months. Staff will be transferred to other divisions in BT buildings and the 400-500 'central activities' staff and executives will move to a smaller office in London. The Newgate Street head office and the Telecom Tower were the only buildings omitted from the £2bn property portfolio deal announced last month. - (04-05-2001)

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Canary Wharf goes to £41 per sq ft

Canary Wharf has agreed the biggest single lease transaction in central London in its 93,000 sq m (1,001,052 sq ft) deal with Lehman Brothers, the US investment bank. Lehman Brothers will take the Cesar Pelli designed 30-storey HQ2 building, now under construction at Heron Quays, London E14, at a rack rent of £441.32 sq m (£41 per sq ft). Lehman Brothers will occupy the building in late 2003 and vacate about 40,000 sq m (430,560 sq ft) at Broadgate in London EC2. Insignia Richard Ellis advised Lehman Brothers on the transaction. - (06-04-2001)

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Strategic thinking

The strategic plan for London will recommend a massive redevelopment to the north-east and east of the City according to deputy mayor Nicky Gavron. The spatial development strategy will rethink London's transport provision and could support the regeneration of land in the Lee Valley and Thames Gateway areas. The main strategic policies are due to be published in a consultation document in April, with a more detailed draft by the end of 2001, and a final version ready in by late 2002. - (25-03-2001)

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