Scores of office workers have done their jobs remotely since the lockdown started in March. There have been some industry concerns businesses will look to allow people to work away from the office longer term.
However, Derwent’s Williams said a number of people had been returning to the firm’s West End buildings over the summer, and he expects that to continue once the latest lockdown ends.
He said some tenants had the mindset of “we are better together and in together”, and added that for many people working from home had been hard.
Williams told the Standard: “We believe that if we build the right buildings, with the right quality, you get the demand.”
Analysts at Jefferies last month wrote in a report: “Of the 12m sq ft London offices under construction, 60% is taken, so there is an emerging scarcity and the pre-letting market is expected to be brisk.”
