Techie renters and overseas owners drive demand in capital

摘要

Employment figures suggest the City of London economy is struggling to gain traction, but the recent growth of the TMT (technology, media and telecoms) sectors demonstrates London's long-term investment appeal, Knight Frank's Prime Central London Rental Index report reveals this month (graph, right). TMTs have doubled their take-up of office space in the past five years, and last year leased more space in the City than the 724,276 sq ft taken up by the financial and insurance sectors combined.