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19 August 2016
Creative Businesses Drive South Bank Office Take-up

Office take-up in London’s South Bank market is continuing to be driven by businesses from the DAMIT sectors (Design / Advertising, marketing & PR / Media / Internet / Technology & telecoms). DAMIT occupiers...

02 August 2016
Union Street Partners and Farebrother top charts in EGi’s Q2 16 London Office Market Analysis

Estate Gazette highlights the strength of the smaller agents in EGi's latest London Office Market Analysis for the 2nd Quarter of this year, stating “Credit where credit’s due…In tough market conditions, it was...

02 June 2016
SHORT TERM SUPPLY IN THE SOUTH BANK IS JUST TOO LOW

Over the first six months of 2016, less than 100,000 sq ft of future supply pipeline will have been delivered into the South Bank market. This is a pitiful amount, in any cycle, in any Centre of London core...

20 May 2016
SOUTH BANK INVESTMENT STRONG DESPITE PERCEIVED BREXIT CONCERNS

We have advised on seven commercial sales transactions since the start of the year, highlighting a particular appetite for small to medium sized investment in the market.

The team has sold five properties...

27 April 2016
Lack of Supply continues to restrict Take-up in South Bank. Big increase in Speculative Construction

Take-up for the first quarter totalled 235,751 sq ft, a slight increase [16.5%] on the previous quarter, but nonetheless significantly below the ten-year average of 297,370 sq ft.

18 March 2016
The Centre of London is home to 6 out of the top 10 most visited UK attractions

A diverse and regenerating Cultural spine runs right through the Centre of London on both sides of the Thames.

In 2015, 6 of the top 10 most visited tourist attractions in the UK were in the Centre of London,...

02 March 2016
VAUXHALL MOTORS WITH RECORD RENTS

We have advised on two leasing deals which has seen rents exceed £50 per sq ft in Vauxhall for the first time.

Our team was acting on behalf of Workspace and Notting Hill Housing on separate office buildings on...

19 February 2016
A Damien Hirst and Mark Hix Restaurant Collaboration to Open in Vauxhall

Damien Hirst and Mark Hix double up to launch the second of Hirst’s Pharmacy restaurants at the artist’s Newport Street Gallery in Vauxhall, SE11, on Tuesday 23rd February 2016.

We were excited to report the...

22 January 2016
New wave of development required to sustain South Bank growth

South Bank remains Central London’s most over-subscribed market and with a limited number of refurbished buildings coming to the market in the immediate future, this will not change.

Availability in the South...

20 November 2015
GREEN LIGHT FOR NEW DINING DESTINATION AT LONDON WATERLOO

We are pleased to report that plans to transform a number of railway arches and vaults beneath the original Eurostar Terminal at Waterloo Station into an exciting new dining and leisure destination have taken a...

27 October 2015
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07 October 2015
SOUTH BANK AND MIDTOWN OUTPERFORM WEST END AND CITY AS LONDON’S MOST ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT MARKETS

South Bank and Midtown are once again the two leading office investment markets according to our latest research with Farebrother and MSCI for the first half of 2015 using the industry standard IPD UK Annual...

06 October 2015
Lack of Supply puts brakes on South Bank Take-up growth

The acute lack of supply of quality office space in South Bank is stalling what has been central London’s fastest growing market for the last two years.

Availability of office space has now fallen below 600,000...

05 October 2015
Union Street Partners’ Simon Smith wins CoStar ‘South Bank Dealmaker of the Year’ Award 2015

Union Street Partners was very pleased to achieve Top 5 London Southbank Agent by No. of Instructions and even more delighted to report that Leasing & Development Partner, Simon Smith was awarded the title of...

27 August 2015
Union Street Partners advises LCR on exciting proposals for new dining destination at Waterloo

14 August 2015
Investment in South Bank

Earlier this month Almacantar exchanged on its commitment to forward purchase the Shell Centre at Waterloo. This is a significant piece of business for the South Bank and is indicative of the appetite that...

17 July 2015
South Bank rents soaring as Demand outstrips Supply

A chronic lack of supply in South Bank and fierce occupier demand is driving unprecedented rental growth across the market.
 
South Bank remains Central London's tightest market, with Availability at 2.8% across...

11 June 2015
Shell Centre and Elizabeth House will serve as catalysts for large scale development in Waterloo

Yesterday we welcomed some of our friends aboard the Union Street Partners bus for a tour of London’s South Bank.

South Bank, once Central London’s forgotten hinterland, has enjoyed a meteoric rise over recent...

03 June 2015
India House Let

Union Street Partners acting on behalf of the Landlord, HSBC Pensions Trust (UK) Limited, have let the 2nd floor of India House comprising 6,631 sq ft to Survey Sampling UK Limited. The ;lessee took the premises...

19 May 2015
MIDTOWN AND SOUTH BANK TRUMP WEST END AND CITY

Midtown and South Bank represented London’s two standout office investment markets in 2014, according to new research by Farebrother, Union Street Partners and MSCI.

The Farebrother Union Street Partners IPD...

17 April 2015
SOUTH BANK’S USP GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

Union Street Partner's first anniversary is celebrated with appointments, new headquarters and instructions

Vincent Cheung has been appointed as Partner by the firm and will join from Kalmars, the specialist...

10 April 2015
South Bank reaches tipping point as lack of supply stalls office Take-up growth

The exponential growth of the South Bank office market, where more than 3.25 million sq ft has been let over the last two years, looks to have stalled, as Union Street Partners reports that 228,415 sq ft of space...

04 March 2015
Shell Centre planning - legal challenge dismissed

The legal challenge to the planning consent on the Shell Centre has finally been dismissed

We were reassured to read at the end of last week that the legal challenge to the planning consent on the Shell Centre,...

02 March 2015
Nine Elms pedestrian bridge will be a hugely significant project for South London

Seventy-four proposals submitted for Wandsworth's Nine Elms pedestrian bridge competition

This week, the seventy-four entries submitted to the architectural competition for the proposed new Nine Elms pedestrian...

20 January 2015
SOUTH BANK ENJOYS STELLAR END TO 2014

South Bank enjoyed a stellar end to 2014, with Take-up and demand for office accommodation continuing to be driven by the advertising and media sector, according to new research by Union Street Partners.

The...

10 December 2014
London’s South Bank is UK’s media hub

London’s South Bank has become the UK’s leading media cluster with media and media-related companies (Advertising, Marketing and PR) accounting for 34% of all Take-up in the South Bank since 2009, totalling 1.67...

17 October 2014
LACK OF SUPPLY STYMIES SOUTH BANK’S GROWTH PROSPECTS

Union Street Partners warns low 3rd Quarter Office Take-up is symptomatic of supply squeeze

London’s South Bank’s meteoric rise as London’s fastest growing market is in danger of stalling with The Shard...

15 October 2014
Union Street Partners, recruits CBRE duo as Partners

Union Street Partners has recruited two of the South Bank’s best known agents - Simon Smith and Rupert Cowling - from CBRE’s central London agency team as partners.

Simon Smith and Rupert Cowling were directors...

08 October 2014
We are attending MIPIM UK 2014 next week

We will be exhibiting at MIPIM UK 2014 next week and would be delighted to welcome you on our stand or arrange to meet you for a coffee in one of the visitor’s lounges during the course of the exhibition. Please...

18 July 2014
SOUTH BANK’S GROWTH PROSPECTS CONTINUE TO SOAR

Union Street Partners revises forecast for 2014 and predicts another bumper year for London’s fastest growing market
 
London’s South Bank is continuing its meteoric rise as London’s fastest growing market. While...

15 May 2014
Farebrother Strikes the right note with the Philharmonia Orchestra in South Bank

Specialist real estate advisor Farebrother has acquired new premises for the Philharmonia Orchestra, one of the UK’s finest orchestras, in South Bank.

The Philharmonia Orchestra has acquired 6 Chancel Street,...

22 April 2014
Union Street Partners: Occupier demand in South Bank remains strong after best Q1 for nine years

Office demand in South Bank shows no sign of abating, with Take-up for the first quarter of 2014 32% above the five year quarterly average, according to research unveiled this morning by Union Street Partners,...

11 April 2014
Farebrother and Tuckerman launch Union Street Partners in South Bank

Two of central London’s leading independent niche real estate advisory firms have formed a new 50:50 joint venture which will provide a specific and bespoke service for the South Bank.

Farebrother and Tuckerman,...