London office moves · Week 36, 2026
31 Aug – 6 September 2026. In the week of 31 Aug – 6 September 2026, 7 office-change events by London occupiers were publicly reported — 1 requirement, 3 deals or pre-lets, 3 completed moves (most often real estate) — alongside 4 major-works planning approvals at office buildings and 0 large office leases newly registered. Companies are described by sector, size and place, never named.
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Requirements · 1
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.
A company is reported to be looking for office space in London.
requirement
Deals & pre-lets · 3
Lettings and pre-lets reported in the week. A pre-let is a lease signed before the building is finished.
A company is reported to have taken office space in the West End.
deal West End
A company is reported to have taken office space in the West End.
deal West End
A property company is reported to have taken office space in Marylebone.
deal Real estate Marylebone
Moves completed · 3
Occupiers reported to have opened, relocated or completed a fit-out of a London office.
A retail or consumer business is reported to have completed an office fit-out in London.
fit-out completed Retail & trade
A technology company is reported to have completed an office fit-out in London.
fit-out completed Tech & software
A legal or consulting firm is reported to have moved to a new London office.
move Legal & consulting
Major works approved · 4
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.
CRANBROOK ROAD — change of use away from offices approved by Redbridge on 4 Sept · 10,828 sq ft office floorspace lost
Change of use of mezzanine, first, second, third and fourth floors from Offices (E) into forty four (thirty four x studios, six x 1-bedroom, two x 2-bedroom and two x 3-bedroom) self-contained flats (C3). (Summary).
206, 216 Marylebone Road, NW1 6JQ — redevelopment approved by Westminster on 3 Sept · 157,045 sq ft office floorspace gained
Demolition of existing buildings and partial façade retention to provide 9 storey building above existing basement for office use (Class E), with unit at ground floor for Class E use; Terraces at fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth floor levels; Installation of plant machinery within associated enclosure at roof l
2, 8 Altyre Road, CR9 2LG — change of use away from offices approved by Croydon on 3 Sept · 81,214 sq ft office floorspace lost
Change of use from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (7th Floor only) to provide 10 flats under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and associated works.
2, 8 Altyre Road, CR9 2LG — change of use away from offices approved by Croydon on 3 Sept · 81,214 sq ft office floorspace lost
Change of use from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to provide 112 flats under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and associated works.
Large new leases registered · 0
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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