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Midweek office work returns to pre-Covid levels, says major landlord

The boss of property giant British Land said that five years on from pandemic lockdowns, the return to the office is ‘in full swing’.

Evening Standard

The only way is up: Secrets of the City’s skyscraper boom

Despite the hybrid working revolution, the race for space in the Square Mile shows no sign of slowing down

Evening Standard

‘It felt like a big call’: the property boss who bet workers would return to the office … and won

Simon Carter of British Land says that, with high-end facilities at a premium again, gambling on construction during the pandemic has paid off

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Euston Tower to be transformed into life sciences hub after Camden Council approval

The revamped tower will be home to new offices, including lab-enabled workspaces

Evening Standard

Corner Corner: New jazz venue to open in Canada Water shopping mall set to be bulldozed

Venue will be based in former branch of The Range in Surrey Quays shopping centre

Evening Standard

Huge new music and food venue to open at Canada Water in the Spring

The indoor vertical farm will allow up to 200 different crops to be supplied to the food hall and an all-day café, as well as to restaurants in the local area.

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Security patrols to stop cyclists riding over bridge at £3.3bn east London development

The development includes 3,000 new homes

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Canada Water developers reveal dramatic walkway across Docklands wildlife sanctuary

Landmark is ”inspired by the history of the Surrey Docks and its role at the heart of the timber trade during the 19th and 20th centuries.”

Evening Standard

Kingfisher swoops for British Land CFO Bhavesh Mistry to replace Bernard Bot as finance chief

Boardroom refresh follows run of profit warnings

Evening Standard

British Land sells stake in Sheffield’s Meadowhall shopping centre for £360m

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to take full control of the largest shopping centre in Yorkshire

The Guardian - UK

London office construction starts surge in first quarter as confidence floods back

The capital accounted for almost 80% of the UK’s office starts in the first three months of the year

Evening Standard

British Land's Norton Folgate scheme "almost 50% let" after signings

New lettings signings are for Swiss sportswear brand On, Sri Lankan restaurant Kolamba East, and Chinese dumpling specialist Xi Home.

Evening Standard

I'm mesmerised by the new British Land identity

Brand evolution fuses AI, nature and design with stunning results.

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Printworks set for 2026 reopening after planning application filed

The London nightclub closed in May of 2023, six years after opening

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Printworks London may reopen by 2026 after developers submit plans

British Land and AustraliaSuper want to create cultural venue that will include offices and shops

The Guardian - UK

UK needs more lab space if it wants to be science superpower, ministers told

Leading property firms also call for more tax breaks and improved transport links to hubs ahead of autumn statement

Evening Standard

West End is 'full', says London property giant Land Securities

Occupancy are rates above 99% as the return to work gathers pace

The Guardian - UK

Rising interest rates wipe £200m off British Land’s property portfolio

Underlying profits, however, up 3.4% to £142m in half year to end of September, driven by higher market rents

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Evening Standard

London firms seeking 'hotelification' of office space boost British Land

Campus-style areas for offices are also in demand as the return to work reshapes the capital's office market

The Guardian - UK

Meta pays £149m to break lease on central London office building

Landlord British Land says decision will knock earnings for six months to next March

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Meta paying out a 'staggering' $181 million to give back office space it can't fill

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta—which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads—has ended a London office lease at the penalty of $181 million.

Evening Standard

Meta pays ‘record’ £149 million to escape London office lease

Move come as tech sector struggles to attract staff back to the workplace

Evening Standard

Inside the regeneration schemes creating destination neighbourhoods — from Canary Wharf to Clapham Junction

As the housing crisis debate rages, developers are breathing new life into unloved wastelands with contemporary homes that appeal to buyers and renters alike

The Guardian - UK

First Oxford Street M&S, now Euston Tower: don’t pull them down, renovate

Plans to redevelop London’s 36-floor Euston Tower would save 25% of the old building. That’s better than most – but the climate emergency requires a more radical rethink of construction

The Guardian - UK

British Land to drop out of FTSE 100 in reshuffle but Ocado survives

Developer hit by higher interest rates and 2022’s mini-budget but online retailer buoyed by stronger sales at M&S

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