Property consultancy and UKPF partner Vail Williams has negotiated leasing deals worth £3.07 million in annual rent in just five weeks with a further £6.5m under offer.

The agency based in team in Reading and Oxford all worked on the deals – almost all in the Thames Valley – for a range of regional, national and international clients

Reading-based Vail Williams partner Guy Parkes said: “The whole team has been exceptionally busy in getting numerous deals over the line.

“We feel that this not only demonstrates that confidence is returning to the office market across the region, but that there are a great many businesses out there seeking the best accommodation as the flight to quality continues with hybrid working arrangements settling down into a clear rhythm.

“Landlords prepared to invest and speculate in delivering super prime and Grade A stock may well prosper and see rental growth drive forward whilst there is strong demand and lack of new office stock coming to market at this time.”

The deals include:

  • Uxbridge – 10,000 sq ft letting at Three Roundwood Avenue, Stockley Park, the refurbished and redesigned office workspace on behalf of local authority client.
  • Wimbledon – 17,000 sq ft acquisition of office space for a leading retail group behind major high street names.
  • Reading – 7,000 sq ft acquisition of office space at Apex Plaza, a refurbished 221,000 sq ft office building, for an independent higher education watchdog.
  • Reading – 10,000 sq ft disposal at Reading Bridge House, the refurbished office building, to a major private healthcare provider.
  • Reading – 5,694 sq ft disposal at Reading Bridge House to a global recruitment specialist.
  • Reading – 1,070 sq ft disposal at Reading Bridge House to a service management specialist.
  • Reading – 7,073 sq ft acquisition at Davidson House, a 121,000 sq ft prime office in the business quarter to a major brand specialising in media advertising.
  • Bracknell – 3,750 sq ft disposal at One Arlington Square (pictured), a Grade A workplace created in an extensively renovated office building, to a fast-growing distributor of AV and workplace products.
  • Milton Park, Oxfordshire – 23,000 sq ft letting of laboratory space to a growing battery technology specialist on behalf of MEPC.

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