Council agrees £40m sale-and-leaseback for housebuilder HQ

Weston Group has agreed a £40m sale and leaseback of its headquarters with Uttlesford District Council. The housebuilder has dubbed the 49,000 sq ft Weston Innovation Centre in London’s Stanstead “the most luxurious housebuilder HQ in Britain”. The office building includes a brasserie restaurant, coffee bar, lounges and health club, with automatic entry barriers and lifts. The glass-fronted building incorporates a hotel-style entrance designed by Weston’s architects, with a bar and lounge, multi-storey atrium and designer staircase and gym. Bob Weston, chairman and managing director of Weston Group, said: “The new state-of-the-art HQ building sets a benchmark for quality in terms of headquarter buildings and provides office space, amenities and leisure facilities to help ensure we deliver the very best working environment within the housebuilding industry.” To send feedback, e-mail emma.rosser@egi.co.uk or tweet @EmmaARosser or @estatesgazette