London office moves · Week 35, 2026

London office moves, Week 35, 2026

24 Aug – 30 August 2026. In the week of 24 Aug – 30 August 2026, 5 office-change events by London occupiers were publicly reported — 0 requirements, 4 deals or pre-lets, 1 completed move (most often legal & consulting) — alongside 3 major-works planning approvals at office buildings and 0 large office leases newly registered. Companies are described by sector, size and place, never named.

5
occupier events reported
4
deals & pre-lets
3
major works approved
0
large leases registered

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Requirements · 0

Requirements

Occupiers reported to be in the market for London office space — the earliest public signal of a move. Shown by sector and size, not by name.

Nothing public in this group this week.

Deals & pre-lets · 4

Deals & pre-lets

Lettings and pre-lets reported in the week. A pre-let is a lease signed before the building is finished.

  1. A financial services firm is reported to have taken office space in Mayfair.

    Reported by Estates Gazette ↗, 28 Aug · sector from Companies House

    deal Finance & insurance Mayfair

  2. A legal or consulting firm is reported to have taken office space in London.

    Reported by London Daily News ↗, 27 Aug · sector from Companies House

    deal Legal & consulting

  3. A retail or consumer business is reported to have taken office space in London.

    Reported by Building ↗, 26 Aug · sector from Companies House

    deal Retail & trade London

  4. An education or health organisation is reported to have taken office space in London.

    Reported by Property Week ↗, 24 Aug · sector as described in the story

    deal Education & health

Moves completed · 1

Moves completed

Occupiers reported to have opened, relocated or completed a fit-out of a London office.

  1. A legal or consulting firm is reported to have moved to a new London office.

    Reported by BBC ↗, 26 Aug · sector from Companies House

    move Legal & consulting

Major works approved · 3

Major works approved

Planning permissions decided in the week for refurbishment, redevelopment, extension or change of use at London office buildings. These disturb or displace every occupier in the building — a move trigger nobody files for themselves.

  1. 2, 8 Altyre Road, CR9 2LG — major works approved by Croydon on 27 Aug · 81,214 sq ft office floorspace lost

    Alterations to the existing building (including replacement door, insertion of rooflights and terrace spaces at roof level,removal of metal cladding) and alterations to existing car parking and erection of cycle and refuse stores.

    Ref 26/01708/FUL · Croydon planning register

  2. Acton Lane — extension approved by Hounslow on 27 Aug · 21,958 sq ft office floorspace existing

    Prior approval for the erection of an additional floor extension to provide 10 residential units

    Ref PA/2026/1852 · Hounslow planning register · application ↗

  3. Acton Lane — change of use away from offices approved by Hounslow on 26 Aug · 21,958 sq ft office floorspace existing

    Prior approval for the change of use from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to residential floorspace (C3) creating 29 residential units

    Ref PAC/2026/1850 · Hounslow planning register · application ↗

Large new leases registered · 0

Large new leases registered

Multi-floor and whole-building office leases newly published in HM Land Registry’s monthly leases file. The register names the premises and term, not the tenant, and appears 4–8 weeks after signing.

HM Land Registry publishes its leases file monthly; no large office leases were published in this window.

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