With the London office market vacancy rate at a 20-year high of 9.2%, and Canary Wharf particularly struggling, news that key office tenant Barclays Bank is staying at its UK HQ at One Churchill Place, extending its lease by five years to 2039, is a welcome commitment.
Empira Group, the €9bn AUM Swiss-based real estate investment company, has raised over $120 mln so far towards a $600 mln (€558 mln) fund target for a US vehicle.
