Fit-out projects · London

Fit-out projects, caught upstream of the project list.

Every fit-out project list shows you the same thing: work that already has a design team, a budget and usually a favourite. Signal shows you where projects COME FROM — the London occupiers whose lease clocks, planning filings and headcount pressure say a fit-out is 6–18 months away.

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771
London companies whose signals point to a project forming now
40
scoring 80+ — moving imminently
382
lease expiries & breaks inside 18 months
155,131
London companies tracked
Live figures from Signal’s London office statistics · figures update weekly · computed 8 August 2026
Why pipelines run late

By the time it’s public, it’s priced.

Project lists are rear-view mirrors

By the time a fit-out appears on a project database, the architect is appointed and the D&B shortlist is forming. You’re reading yesterday’s decisions.

The best projects never list

Most Cat B fit-outs need no planning consent — they never enter the systems project trackers watch. The biggest slice of the market is invisible to them.

Everyone reads the same list

A published project is a priced project: every subscriber to the same database is chasing it. Differentiation starts before publication.

Where the leads come from

Public record in, scored shortlist out.

01

Spot

HM Land Registry lease events, Companies House filings, local-authority planning, hiring and growth — read continuously across 155,131 London companies.

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Score

Every company is ranked 0–100 by how strong, recent and combined its signals are. 60+ is in market; 80+ is imminent. Scores re-run weekly.

03

Act

Your dashboard opens on your patch: ranked companies, the why-now in one line, timing window, and a decision-maker to call.

We speak your language

Cat A, Cat B, Cat A+, design & build, shell and core, occupier works vs landlord works — the forming projects carry floor area, lease context and timing.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

How do you find fit-out projects before they exist?+
By reading the occupier, not the project: a lease expiry forcing a decision, planning activity on their building, headcount outgrowing the floor plate, fresh funding. When those signals align, a project is forming — typically two to four quarters before any tender or project listing. Signal scores this across London weekly.
How is this different from a project database like Glenigan or Barbour ABI?+
Those track projects once visible — planning applications, contract awards. Signal tracks the pre-project stage, and covers the interior fit-outs that never need planning at all. They stack well: Signal for the relationships, a project database for visible bids. See our full Glenigan comparison.
What does a “forming project” look like in Signal?+
A named company, scored 0–100, with the evidence: lease event dates, planning references, hiring pattern, recorded floor area (the project-size proxy), a timing window and a decision-maker contact. When you pursue it, the whole pack pushes to your CRM.
Can I filter to projects my size?+
Yes — by floor area, headcount, submarket and sector. A 4,000 sq ft studio refit and a 40,000 sq ft HQ consolidation are different businesses; your account is tuned to the projects you actually want.
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