London office moves · Week 39, 2026

London office moves, Week 39, 2026

21 Sept – 27 September 2026. In the week of 21 Sept – 27 September 2026, 6 office-change events by London occupiers were publicly reported — 0 requirements, 1 deal or pre-let, 5 completed moves (most often finance & insurance) — alongside 2 major-works planning approvals at office buildings and 0 large office leases newly registered. Companies are described by sector, size and place, never named.

6
occupier events reported
1
deals & pre-lets
2
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 · 1

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 pre-let over 250,000 sq ft at One Spitalfields, Spitalfields.

    Reported by Property Week ↗, 24 Sept · also BE News, Financial Times, Law360 · sector from Companies House

    pre-let Finance & insurance Spitalfields over 250,000 sq ft

Moves completed · 5

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 Estates Gazette ↗, 21 Sept · sector as described in the story

    move Legal & consulting

  2. A company is reported to have moved to a new London office.

    Reported by Green Street News ↗, 24 Sept

    move

  3. A company is reported to have moved to a new London office.

    Reported by The Times ↗, 21 Sept

    move

  4. A financial services firm is reported to have moved to Tower 42, the City of London.

    Reported by FF News ↗, 22 Sept · sector as described in the story

    move Finance & insurance City

  5. A financial services firm is reported to have moved to the City of London.

    Reported by Company announcement ↗, 21 Sept · sector from Companies House

    move Finance & insurance City

Major works approved · 2

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. 81A High Street, TW11 8HG — change of use away from offices approved by Richmond on 23 Sept · 1,507 sq ft office floorspace existing

    Change of use on the First and Second Floors from Class E Use (Offices) to Class C3 (Residential), creating a two-bedroom, three person flat. The Ground Floor would be retained as Class E Use (Office).

    Ref PA26/2723 · Richmond planning register

  2. 79A High Street, TW11 8HG — change of use away from offices approved by Richmond on 21 Sept · 1,507 sq ft office floorspace existing

    Change of use on the First and Second Floors from Class E Use (Offices) to Class C3 (Residential), creating a two-bedroom, three person flat. The Ground Floor would be retained as Class E Use (Offices).

    Ref PA26/2722 · Richmond planning register

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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