Docklands offices lead London occupancy levels
Office occupancy in the Docklands and West End surpassed other London markets during the first full week after the government scrapped its work-from-home guidance, while the national average inched up at a slower pace.
Average office occupancy rates in the Docklands reached 22.4% in the week ending 28 January, according to the latest figures from Remit Consulting. In the West End, occupancy rose to 21.7%.
Researchers at Remit said this was the first time either figure had exceeded 20% since early December and before the Plan B restrictions were imposed.
Office occupancy in the Docklands and West End surpassed other London markets during the first full week after the government scrapped its work-from-home guidance, while the national average inched up at a slower pace.
Average office occupancy rates in the Docklands reached 22.4% in the week ending 28 January, according to the latest figures from Remit Consulting. In the West End, occupancy rose to 21.7%.
Researchers at Remit said this was the first time either figure had exceeded 20% since early December and before the Plan B restrictions were imposed.
The City was quieter, with occupancy standing at a 15% average. Midtown was also more muted at 11.9%.
Overall, the average office occupancy in London reached 17.1%.
The national average stood at 16.9%, rising by three percentage points compared with the week before.
This was well below the 23.3% recorded in November, which Remit found was the highest national average recorded during the pandemic.
Mondays and Fridays remain the quietest days of the week in terms of staff visiting the office.
Lorna Landells, a director at Remit Consulting, said: “Following the relaxation of restrictions, we are seeing incremental rather than spectacular increases to the volume of staff working in the office.
“This is a similar pattern to the one our study identified last year, at the end of the summer holidays, when the office occupancy rates increased by a few percentage points each week and indicated that many businesses were experimenting with hybrid working models involving a mix of remote and office-based working, allowing staff to be in the office once, twice or three times per week.”
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