London office moves · Week 41, 2026
5 Oct – 11 October 2026. In the week of 5 Oct – 11 October 2026, 5 office-change events by London occupiers were publicly reported — 0 requirements, 2 deals or pre-lets, 3 completed moves (most often public sector & membership) — alongside 10 major-works planning approvals at office buildings and 0 large office leases newly registered. Companies are described by sector, size and place, never named.
Generated 12 October 2026 · permanent archive page · this is the latest week · methodology
Requirements · 0
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 · 2
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 City of London.
deal City
A company is reported to have taken office space in Fitzrovia.
deal Fitzrovia
Moves completed · 3
Occupiers reported to have opened, relocated or completed a fit-out of a London office.
A company is reported to have moved to Lambeth.
move Lambeth
A public-sector or membership body is reported to have moved to a new London office.
move Public sector & membership
A company is reported to have moved to a new London office.
move
Major works approved · 10
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.
2A Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0HF — redevelopment approved by Westminster on 9 Oct · 38,793 sq ft office floorspace existing
Partial demolition of the existing structure; sixth floor extension; installation of new plant equipment at basement and roof level; terrace and landscaping at sixth level; new recessed office entrance; new retail entrance and lowered window cills; new cycle parking facilities; and associated external works and use of
2A Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0HF — redevelopment approved by Westminster on 9 Oct · 38,793 sq ft office floorspace existing
Refurbishment and extension comprising partial demolition of the existing structure; sixth floor extension; installation of new plant equipment at basement and roof level; terrace and landscaping at sixth level; new recessed office entrance; new retail entrance and lowered window cills; new cycle parking facilities; an
4 Great Queen Street, WC2B 5DJ — redevelopment approved by Camden on 9 Oct · 35,219 sq ft office floorspace lost
Demolition of 4 Great Queen Street and 62 Parker Street and erection of a new 7 storey building in connection with the change of use of Kingsway House from commercial use (Class E) to provide a combined hotel use (Class C1), extension and remodelling of upper storeys of Kingsway House to accommodate further Class C1 ho
52 Portland Place, W1B 1NH — redevelopment approved by Westminster on 9 Oct · 9,739 sq ft office floorspace existing
Internal and external works including demolition, refurbishment, restoration and alterations as well as removal of existing external condensers at basement, ground, third and fourth floor level and provision of new, consolidated plant and screening at basement and third floor level alongside other associated works. (Li
52 Portland Place, W1B 1NH — redevelopment approved by Westminster on 9 Oct · 9,739 sq ft office floorspace existing
External works including demolition, refurbishment, restoration and alterations as well as removal of existing external condensers at basement, ground, third and fourth floor level and provision of new, consolidated plant and screening at basement and third floor level alongside other associated works. (Linked with 25/
15 Mandela Way, SE1 5SS — refurbishment approved by Southwark on 8 Oct
Refurbishment of the site and subdivision of units to provide flexible Class E(g)(iii)/B2/B8 use, together with associated parking, landscaping and other works.
8 Albert Embankment, SE1 7SP — redevelopment approved by Lambeth on 6 Oct
Application for Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent for the restoration, conversion and small rear-extension of former Fire Brigade Headquarters building to provide refurbished fire station and headquarters/office accommodation, a change of use of part of the ground floor from fire station (Sui Generis) to
347 Chiswick High Road — change of use approved by Hounslow on 6 Oct
Variation to Condition 3 (hours of use) to extend the operating hours to 7:00 to 22:00 Monday-Friday, 8:00-18:00 Saturday and 10:00 to 18:00 Sunday of planning permission P/2016/0226 dated 13/04/2016 for the change of use of the building from office (B1) to medical consulting, diagnostic and day care treatment uses (D1
131, 132 New Bond Street, W1S 2TB — refurbishment approved by Westminster on 6 Oct
Removal and alteration of existing modern partitions, finishes, fittings and services where required to facilitate the proposed office layout at 131 - 134 New Bond Street. Installation of lightweight, non-load bearing and reversible solid and glazed partitions. The partitions will remain below the existing modern suspe
1A Old Palace Road, CR0 1AX — change of use away from offices approved by Croydon on 5 Oct · 7,449 sq ft office floorspace lost
Prior approval application under Schedule 2 Part 3 Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order 2015 ( as amended) for CHANGE OF USE OF ALL EXISTING FLOORSPACE (Class E) TO PROVIDE 12 SELF CONTAINED DWELLINGS (Class C3).
Large new leases registered · 0
Multi-floor and whole-building office leases newly published in the lease register’s monthly file. The register names the premises and term, not the tenant, and appears 4–8 weeks after signing.
The lease register publishes its file monthly; no large office leases were published in this window.
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